United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

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Article III court federal court of appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit canonical	40
Seventh Circuit	17
7th Cir.	2
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit	1
Seventh Circuit (on appeal)	1
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals	1
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit offices	1
United States District Court for the Seventh Circuit	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60792 — 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: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
D. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
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: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
D. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article III court ⓘ federal court of appeals ⓘ
abbreviation	United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 7th Cir.
alsoKnownAs	United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ surface form: Seventh Circuit
appealFrom	United States district courts ⓘ surface form: United States District Courts in the Seventh Circuit
appealsTo	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
authorizedJudges	11 ⓘ
bindingPrecedentFor	federal district courts in Illinois ⓘ federal district courts in Indiana ⓘ federal district courts in Wisconsin ⓘ
canIssue	published opinions ⓘ unpublished orders ⓘ
circuitCode	CA7 ⓘ
circuitNumber	United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Seventh Circuit
circuitSeatState	Illinois ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
courthouse	Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse ⓘ
courtType	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
established	1891 ⓘ
establishedBy	Evarts Act ⓘ
governingLaw	Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
handles	administrative agency appeals ⓘ civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	federal district courts ⓘ
jurisdiction	Illinois ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
location	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago, Illinois
partOf	United States courts of appeals ⓘ federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal judiciary
reviewsCasesFrom	United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin ⓘ United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ⓘ United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ⓘ
seat	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago, Illinois
typeOfJurisdiction	appellate jurisdiction ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States courts of appeals → includes → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit → circuitNumber → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit → alsoKnownAs → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit → abbreviation → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 7th Cir.

Judge Richard Posner → positionHeld → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard Posner

this entity surface form: Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Judge Richard Posner → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard Posner

Judge Richard Posner → employer → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard Posner

Judge Richard Posner → resignedFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard Posner

Federal Reporter → coversCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

Dirksen Federal Building → houses → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse → houses → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse → jurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

CA7 → refersTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

CA7 → abbreviationFor → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

CA7 → alsoKnownAs → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: 7th Cir.

CA7 → alsoKnownAs → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin → locatedIn → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin → subjectToReviewBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States District Court for the Seventh Circuit

United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

McDonald v. City of Chicago → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

Janus v. AFSCME → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

Chicago Federal Center → contains → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit offices

Eastern Division → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Division (N.D. Illinois)

Western Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Division (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois)

N.D. Ill. → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

N.D. Ill. → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

Hammond Courthouse → subordinateTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

Hammond Division → subjectTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

South Bend Division → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

Fort Wayne Division → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

Lafayette Division → belongsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit (on appeal)

Lafayette Division → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

Central District of Illinois → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

Central District of Illinois → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois → supervisingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois → subjectToReviewBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

C.D. Ill. → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Circuit

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