Judicial Code of 1911
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The Judicial Code of 1911 was a major U.S. federal statute that reorganized the federal court system, notably abolishing the old circuit courts and consolidating their jurisdiction into the district courts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Judicial Code of 1911 canonical | 5 |
| Judicial Code | 1 |
| Judicial Code of 1948 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T132146 — 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: Judicial Code of 1911 Context triple: [Judiciary Act of 1789, supersededInPartBy, Judicial Code of 1911]
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A.
Judiciary Act of 1891
The Judiciary Act of 1891 was a landmark U.S. federal statute that created the intermediate federal courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and reducing the Supreme Court’s mandatory caseload.
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B.
Judiciary Act of 1870
The Judiciary Act of 1870 is a U.S. federal law that created the Department of Justice and centralized federal law enforcement and legal representation under the Attorney General.
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C.
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a landmark 1804 French civil law code that modernized and standardized legal principles such as equality before the law, property rights, and secular authority, profoundly influencing legal systems worldwide.
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D.
April Constitution of 1935
The April Constitution of 1935 was the fundamental law of interwar Poland that significantly strengthened presidential powers and established an authoritarian framework in the Second Polish Republic.
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E.
Model Code of Judicial Conduct
The Model Code of Judicial Conduct is a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional and personal conduct of judges in the United States.
- 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: Judicial Code of 1911 Target entity description: The Judicial Code of 1911 was a major U.S. federal statute that reorganized the federal court system, notably abolishing the old circuit courts and consolidating their jurisdiction into the district courts.
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A.
Judiciary Act of 1891
The Judiciary Act of 1891 was a landmark U.S. federal statute that created the intermediate federal courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and reducing the Supreme Court’s mandatory caseload.
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B.
Judiciary Act of 1870
The Judiciary Act of 1870 is a U.S. federal law that created the Department of Justice and centralized federal law enforcement and legal representation under the Attorney General.
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C.
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a landmark 1804 French civil law code that modernized and standardized legal principles such as equality before the law, property rights, and secular authority, profoundly influencing legal systems worldwide.
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D.
April Constitution of 1935
The April Constitution of 1935 was the fundamental law of interwar Poland that significantly strengthened presidential powers and established an authoritarian framework in the Second Polish Republic.
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E.
Model Code of Judicial Conduct
The Model Code of Judicial Conduct is a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional and personal conduct of judges in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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judicial reform law ⓘ |
| abolished | United States circuit courts (old federal trial-level circuit courts) ⓘ |
| affectedCourt |
United States courts of appeals
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United States district courts ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | states and territories of the United States ⓘ |
| areaOfImpact |
federal appellate courts
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federal trial courts ⓘ |
| branchAffected | judicial branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| citation | 36 Stat. 1087 ⓘ |
| classification | United States federal judiciary legislation ⓘ |
| codifiedAreaOfLaw |
federal judicial procedure
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organization of federal courts ⓘ |
| consolidatedJurisdictionOf | circuit courts into district courts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateSigned | 1911-03-03 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1912-01-01 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| governs | organization and jurisdiction of lower federal courts (as of its effective period) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| inForceStatus | partly superseded and revised by later judicial codes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | 61st United States Congress ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act To codify, revise, and amend the laws relating to the judiciary ⓘ |
| notableProvision |
abolition of the old circuit courts as of January 1, 1912
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transfer of all pending cases in circuit courts to district courts ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal judicial code tradition ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier scattered statutes on the federal judiciary ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 61-475 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to codify and revise statutes relating to the federal judiciary
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to reorganize the federal court system of the United States ⓘ |
| reorganized | structure of the lower federal courts ⓘ |
| repealedOrSupersededBy | later revisions of the Judicial Code, including the Judicial Code of 1948 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Judicial Code of 1911 self-link ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President William Howard Taft
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surface form:
William Howard Taft
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| signingPresident |
President William Howard Taft
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surface form:
William Howard Taft
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| subjectMatter |
court organization
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federal jurisdiction ⓘ judicial administration ⓘ |
| successor |
Judicial Code of 1911
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Judicial Code of 1948
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| transferredJurisdictionTo | United States district courts ⓘ |
| typeOfReform | court reorganization ⓘ |
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Subject: Judicial Code of 1911 Description of subject: The Judicial Code of 1911 was a major U.S. federal statute that reorganized the federal court system, notably abolishing the old circuit courts and consolidating their jurisdiction into the district courts.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Judicial Code of 1948
this entity surface form:
Judicial Code
United States circuit courts (old trial-level circuit courts)
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abolishedBy
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Judicial Code of 1911
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