Massachusetts Appeals Court
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The Massachusetts Appeals Court is an intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from the state’s trial courts and certain administrative agencies within the Massachusetts judicial system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts Appeals Court canonical | 23 |
| Mass. App. Ct. | 1 |
| Massachusetts Appeals Court Single Justice Session | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T37461 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Appeals Court Context triple: [Government of Massachusetts, hasPart, Massachusetts Appeals Court]
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A.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, serving as its court of last resort and one of the oldest continuously functioning appellate courts in the United States.
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B.
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court is the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives and responsible for making the state's laws.
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C.
Judiciary of Massachusetts
The Judiciary of Massachusetts is the state’s court system responsible for interpreting and applying Massachusetts law, administering justice, and overseeing legal proceedings across its various trial and appellate courts.
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D.
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
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E.
Massachusetts Bar
The Massachusetts Bar is the professional body and licensing authority for attorneys authorized to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Appeals Court Target entity description: The Massachusetts Appeals Court is an intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from the state’s trial courts and certain administrative agencies within the Massachusetts judicial system.
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A.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, serving as its court of last resort and one of the oldest continuously functioning appellate courts in the United States.
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B.
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court is the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives and responsible for making the state's laws.
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C.
Judiciary of Massachusetts
The Judiciary of Massachusetts is the state’s court system responsible for interpreting and applying Massachusetts law, administering justice, and overseeing legal proceedings across its various trial and appellate courts.
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D.
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
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E.
Massachusetts Bar
The Massachusetts Bar is the professional body and licensing authority for attorneys authorized to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of law
ⓘ
intermediate appellate court ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Massachusetts Appeals Court
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mass. App. Ct.
|
| appointmentMethod | gubernatorial appointment with council consent ⓘ |
| beganOperation | 1972 ⓘ |
| building | John Adams Courthouse ⓘ |
| canBeReviewedBy |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
|
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtSystem | Massachusetts court system ⓘ |
| courtSystemLevel | state court ⓘ |
| courtType | appellate court of general jurisdiction ⓘ |
| established | 1972 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Massachusetts General Court ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Massachusetts General Laws ⓘ |
| handles | appeals as of right in most cases ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeHead | Chief Justice of the Appeals Court ⓘ |
| hasClerkOffice | Office of the Clerk of the Appeals Court ⓘ |
| hasJudgeTitle |
Associate Justice
ⓘ
Chief Justice ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
administrative appeals
ⓘ
civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
Massachusetts District Court
ⓘ
Massachusetts Housing Court ⓘ Massachusetts Juvenile Court ⓘ Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ⓘ Massachusetts Superior Court ⓘ |
| higherCourt |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
|
| judgesServeUntil | mandatory retirement age ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
|
| level | intermediate appellate level ⓘ |
| location | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| mandatoryRetirementAge | 70 ⓘ |
| mayIssue |
published opinions
ⓘ
unpublished memorandum and order decisions ⓘ |
| maySitEnBanc | yes, in limited circumstances ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| publishes | Massachusetts Appeals Court Reports ⓘ |
| regionServed |
eastern Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
New England (Massachusetts)
|
| reviews |
Massachusetts trial court decisions
ⓘ
decisions of certain Massachusetts administrative agencies ⓘ |
| seat | John Adams Courthouse ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| subjectMatterJurisdiction | broad, except where statute assigns appeals directly to Supreme Judicial Court ⓘ |
| uses | panels of three judges for most appeals ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mass.gov/orgs/appeals-court ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Massachusetts Appeals Court Description of subject: The Massachusetts Appeals Court is an intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from the state’s trial courts and certain administrative agencies within the Massachusetts judicial system.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts Appeals Court Single Justice Session
this entity surface form:
Mass. App. Ct.