United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Article III court federal court of appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in a large western region of the United States, including states such as California, Arizona, and Washington.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit canonical	102
Ninth Circuit	36
Ninth Circuit judicial system	5
United States District Court for the Ninth Circuit	2
9th Cir.	1
9th Circuit	1
Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit	1
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals	1
Ninth Circuit federal court system	1
Ninth Circuit federal judicial system	1
Ninth Circuit judicial district courts	1
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (San Francisco divisions and offices)	1
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in certain cases)	1
United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60794 — 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 Ninth Circuit
Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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.
B. 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.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in several Midwestern states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 Ninth Circuit
Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in a large western region of the United States, including states such as California, Arizona, and Washington.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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.
B. 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.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in several Midwestern states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article III court ⓘ federal court of appeals ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ surface form: 9th Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ surface form: Ninth Circuit
authorizedJudgeships	29 ⓘ
circuitNumber	9 ⓘ
circuitSizeByGeography	largest among United States courts of appeals ⓘ
circuitSizeByPopulation	largest among United States courts of appeals ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdBy	United States Congress ⓘ
established	1891 ⓘ
establishedBy	Evarts Act ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 9th Cir. CA9 ⓘ
hasChiefJudge	Mary H. Murguia ⓘ
hasCircuitJustice	Elena Kagan ⓘ
hasCourthouse	James R. Browning United States Courthouse ⓘ Pioneer Courthouse ⓘ Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals ⓘ William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse ⓘ
hasEnBancPanelSize	11 judges ⓘ
hasHigherCourt	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasTypeOfCases	appeals from United States district courts ⓘ appeals from certain federal administrative agencies ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ
jurisdiction	Alaska ⓘ Arizona ⓘ California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Guam ⓘ Hawaii ⓘ Idaho ⓘ Montana ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
location	San Francisco ⓘ surface form: San Francisco, California
partOf	United States courts of appeals ⓘ surface form: United States Courts of Appeals federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal judiciary
reviewsDecisionsOf	District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ District Court of Guam ⓘ United States District Court for the Central District of California ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Alaska ⓘ United States district courts ⓘ surface form: United States District Court for the District of Arizona United States District Court for the District of Idaho ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Montana ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Nevada ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Oregon ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of California ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington ⓘ United States District Court for the Northern District of California ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of California ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ
seat	San Francisco ⓘ surface form: San Francisco, California

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

El Centro Division → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ninth Circuit judicial system

El Centro Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ninth Circuit

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California → supervisedBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit

Western Division → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Division (U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal.)

Southern Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Division (U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal.)

Eastern Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Division of the United States District Court for the Central District of California

C.D. Cal. → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

C.D. Cal. → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

CACD → federalJudicialCircuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ninth Circuit

CACD → hasAppellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

D.N.M.I. → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Chief Judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands → subordinateTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

E.D. Wash. → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ninth Circuit

E.D. Wash. → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

E.D. Wash. → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ninth Circuit

E.D. Wash. → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

E.D. Wash. → decisionAppealableTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ninth Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Washington (historical predecessor) → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Sacramento Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse → occupant → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (San Francisco divisions and offices)

S.D. Cal. → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

S.D. Cal. → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

S.D. Cal. → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

E.D. Washington → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

E.D. Washington → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ninth Circuit

D. Or. → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

D. Or. → hasAppellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Portland Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Eugene Division → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ninth Circuit federal judicial system

Medford Division → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ninth Circuit federal court system

Medford Division → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Pendleton Division → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ninth Circuit

Pendleton Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, Portland, Oregon → occupant → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse

Southern Division → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Division (United States District Court for the District of Nevada)

Southern Division → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Division (United States District Court for the District of Nevada)

Southern Division → belongsToCircuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Division (United States District Court for the District of Nevada)

this entity surface form: Ninth Circuit

Northern Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Division of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada

Fresno Division → hierarchicalSuperior → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Fresno Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Billings Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Butte Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Great Falls Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Helena Division → subjectToAppellateJurisdictionOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Seal of the United States District Court for the District of Montana → associatedWith → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Missoula Division → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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