Supreme Court of Virginia
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The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving as the court of last resort for civil and criminal cases within the state judiciary.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Supreme Court of Virginia canonical | 19 |
| Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia | 2 |
| Supreme Court of Virginia website | 1 |
| Virginia Supreme Court | 1 |
| orders of the Supreme Court of Virginia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1260348 — 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: Supreme Court of Virginia Context triple: [19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, appealsTo, Supreme Court of Virginia]
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Court of Appeals of Virginia
The Court of Appeals of Virginia is an intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from Virginia’s trial courts and certain state agencies before possible review by the Supreme Court of Virginia.
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B.
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the highest court in the state, serving as its court of last resort and overseeing the administration of the state’s judicial system.
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C.
Supreme Court of Maryland
The Supreme Court of Maryland is the state's court of last resort, responsible for issuing final interpretations of Maryland law and overseeing the state judiciary.
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D.
19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia
The 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia is a state trial court circuit that primarily serves Fairfax County, handling a wide range of civil and criminal cases.
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E.
Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands
The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands is the highest appellate court for the U.S. Virgin Islands, overseeing the territory’s judicial system and interpreting its laws and constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Supreme Court of Virginia Target entity description: The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving as the court of last resort for civil and criminal cases within the state judiciary.
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A.
Court of Appeals of Virginia
The Court of Appeals of Virginia is an intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from Virginia’s trial courts and certain state agencies before possible review by the Supreme Court of Virginia.
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B.
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the highest court in the state, serving as its court of last resort and overseeing the administration of the state’s judicial system.
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C.
Supreme Court of Maryland
The Supreme Court of Maryland is the state's court of last resort, responsible for issuing final interpretations of Maryland law and overseeing the state judiciary.
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D.
19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia
The 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia is a state trial court circuit that primarily serves Fairfax County, handling a wide range of civil and criminal cases.
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E.
Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands
The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands is the highest appellate court for the U.S. Virgin Islands, overseeing the territory’s judicial system and interpreting its laws and constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
appellate court
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court of last resort ⓘ state supreme court ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Virginia
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surface form:
Va.
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| administrativeRole | oversees administration of the Virginia judicial system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Supreme Court of Virginia
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surface form:
Virginia Supreme Court
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| appealsTo | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Virginia General Assembly ⓘ |
| branchOf |
Judicial System of Virginia
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surface form:
Judicial branch of Virginia
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| building | Supreme Court of Virginia Building ⓘ |
| canIssue |
writs of actual innocence
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writs of habeas corpus ⓘ writs of mandamus ⓘ writs of prohibition ⓘ |
| chiefJudgeTitle | Chief Justice of Virginia ⓘ |
| composition | one Chief Justice and six Associate Justices ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| courtRulesAuthority | promulgates rules of practice and procedure for Virginia courts ⓘ |
| courtType | court of last resort ⓘ |
| decides | appeals on the record without juries ⓘ |
| established | 1779 ⓘ |
| handles |
appeals from lower state courts
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civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ |
| hasDiscretionaryReview | most appeals ⓘ |
| hasMandatoryReview | certain cases including death penalty cases ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfJustices | 7 ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.vacourts.gov/courts/scv.html ⓘ |
| hears | questions of state law ⓘ |
| highestCourtIn |
Virginia
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
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| judicialSelectionMethod | legislative election ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Virginia
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
Virginia courts ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia state courts
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| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict |
Capitol Square
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surface form:
Capitol Square, Richmond
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| location | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| mayAnswerCertifiedQuestionsFrom | federal courts ⓘ |
| originalName |
Supreme Court of Virginia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
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| partOf |
Judicial System of Virginia
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surface form:
Judiciary of Virginia
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| renamed | Supreme Court of Virginia self-link ⓘ |
| renamedInYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| reportsPublishedAs | Virginia Reports ⓘ |
| reviews |
decisions of circuit courts in Virginia
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decisions of the Court of Appeals of Virginia ⓘ |
| seat | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| termLength | 12 years ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Supreme Court of Virginia Description of subject: The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving as the court of last resort for civil and criminal cases within the state judiciary.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Judicial branch of Virginia
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
this entity surface form:
orders of the Supreme Court of Virginia
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of Virginia website
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
this entity surface form:
Virginia Supreme Court
Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
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Supreme Court of Virginia
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