Vernon Presley, Elvis Presley's father, places a rose on his son's grave Nov. 24, 1977, as newspeople were permitted inside the grounds at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., for the first time since Elvis' funeral.
3. Federal Criminal Appeals Are Generally Slow. If immediate results are your thing, you will probably be frustrated by the federal criminal appellate experience. Generally, federal criminal appeals take many months, if not a year or more. Why? The federal courts are crowded, and the process of an appeal is, by its nature, slow. The courts, for the most part, consider each case and each legal claim individually, which takes time. Technology has helped speed up parts of the process in recent years.
1 Juvenile Court Civil cases â 14 days from entry of judgment. 2  Domestic Relations cases â 42 days or 14 days, depending on the situation. 3  If the domestic relations case is a divorce or a post-divorce modification proceeding, then the time to appeal will be 42 days from the date of the family courtâs final order. Juvenile Court Civil cases â 14 days from entry of judgment. 2  Domestic Relations cases â 42 days or 14 days, depending on the situation. 3  If the domestic relations case is a divorce or a post-divorce modification proceeding, then the time to appeal will be 42 days from the date of the family courtâs final order.