Rule 2:10-5 Original Jurisdiction

If you are appealing a case, the appeals court does not have to send issues back to the lower court to resolve them. The appeals court can handle those issues itself if doing so helps wrap up the case completely.

This means the appeals court has the power to make final decisions on matters that come up during your appeal, rather than bouncing things back and forth between courts. This can save time and help get your case resolved faster.