Rule 3.1. Definitions

(a) Appellant means a party taking an appeal to an appellate court.

(b) Appellate court means the courts of appeals, the Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Supreme Court.

(c) Appellee means a party adverse to an appellant.

(d) Applicant means a person seeking relief by a habeas corpus in a criminal case;

(e) Petitioner means a party petitioning the Supreme Court or the Court of Criminal Appeals for review.

(f) Relator means a person seeking relief in an original proceeding in an appellate court other than by habeas corpus in a criminal case.

(g) Reporter or court reporter means the court reporter or court recorder.

(h) Respondent means:

(1) a party adverse to a petitioner in the Supreme Court or the Court of Criminal Appeals; or

(2) a party against whom relief is sought in an original proceeding in an appellate court.