Circuit Court for St. Mary's County
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The Circuit Court for St. Mary's County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from lower courts within St. Mary's County.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Circuit Court for St. Mary's County canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1285517 — 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: Circuit Court for St. Mary's County Context triple: [Circuit Courts of Maryland, hasPart, Circuit Court for St. Mary's County]
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A.
Circuit Court for Charles County
The Circuit Court for Charles County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from lower courts within Charles County.
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B.
Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County
The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from the district court within Anne Arundel County.
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C.
Circuit Court for Baltimore County
The Circuit Court for Baltimore County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from lower courts within Baltimore County.
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D.
Circuit Court for Frederick County
The Circuit Court for Frederick County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from lower courts within Frederick County.
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E.
Circuit Court for Harford County
The Circuit Court for Harford County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from lower courts within Harford County.
- 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: Circuit Court for St. Mary's County Target entity description: The Circuit Court for St. Mary's County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from lower courts within St. Mary's County.
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A.
Circuit Court for Charles County
The Circuit Court for Charles County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from lower courts within Charles County.
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B.
Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County
The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from the district court within Anne Arundel County.
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C.
Circuit Court for Baltimore County
The Circuit Court for Baltimore County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from lower courts within Baltimore County.
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D.
Circuit Court for Frederick County
The Circuit Court for Frederick County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from lower courts within Frederick County.
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E.
Circuit Court for Harford County
The Circuit Court for Harford County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from lower courts within Harford County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maryland circuit court
ⓘ
court of general jurisdiction ⓘ trial court ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Clerk of the Circuit Court for St. Mary's County ⓘ |
| buildingLocatedAt | 41605 Court House Drive, Leonardtown, Maryland ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| county |
St. Mary's County, Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Mary's County
|
| courtType | court of record ⓘ |
| employs | judges appointed under Maryland law ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Maryland Code
ⓘ
Constitution of Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland Constitution
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| handles |
adoption cases
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contract disputes above District Court limits ⓘ foreclosure cases ⓘ name change cases ⓘ protective order cases ⓘ real property disputes ⓘ serious personal injury cases ⓘ |
| hasAppellateJurisdictionOver |
District Court of Maryland
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surface form:
District Court of Maryland sitting in St. Mary's County
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| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/stmarys ⓘ |
| hasOriginalJurisdictionOver |
child custody cases in St. Mary's County
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child support cases in St. Mary's County ⓘ divorce cases in St. Mary's County ⓘ equity cases in St. Mary's County ⓘ felony criminal cases in St. Mary's County ⓘ guardianship cases in St. Mary's County ⓘ juvenile delinquency cases in St. Mary's County ⓘ major civil cases exceeding District Court monetary limits in St. Mary's County ⓘ |
| hears |
appeals from District Court of Maryland in St. Mary's County
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appeals from Orphans' Court for St. Mary's County in certain matters ⓘ family law matters ⓘ juvenile cases ⓘ major civil cases ⓘ serious criminal cases ⓘ |
| higherCourt |
Appellate Court of Maryland
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surface form:
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Supreme Court of Maryland ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver | St. Mary's County, Maryland ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Leonardtown, Maryland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Circuit Courts of Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland Circuit Court system
Judiciary of Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland Judiciary
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| recordsMaintainedBy | Clerk of the Circuit Court for St. Mary's County ⓘ |
| servesPopulation | residents of St. Mary's County, Maryland ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| uses | jury trials in certain civil and criminal cases ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Circuit Court for St. Mary's County Description of subject: The Circuit Court for St. Mary's County is a Maryland trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family law matters, and appeals from lower courts within St. Mary's County.
Referenced by (1)
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