Supreme Court of California
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The Supreme Court of California is the state's highest judicial authority, serving as the court of last resort and overseeing the interpretation of California law and the state constitution.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T139315 — 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 California Context triple: [Constitution of California, establishesBody, Supreme Court of California]
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A.
California Third District Court of Appeal
The California Third District Court of Appeal is an intermediate appellate court in California’s state judiciary that reviews decisions from superior courts in its designated region.
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B.
Oregon Supreme Court
The Oregon Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the U.S. state of Oregon, serving as the court of last resort and the head of the state’s judicial branch.
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C.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
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D.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, serving as its court of last resort and one of the oldest continuously functioning appellate courts in the United States.
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E.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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.
- 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: Supreme Court of California Target entity description: The Supreme Court of California is the state's highest judicial authority, serving as the court of last resort and overseeing the interpretation of California law and the state constitution.
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A.
California Third District Court of Appeal
The California Third District Court of Appeal is an intermediate appellate court in California’s state judiciary that reviews decisions from superior courts in its designated region.
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B.
Oregon Supreme Court
The Oregon Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the U.S. state of Oregon, serving as the court of last resort and the head of the state’s judicial branch.
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C.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
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D.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, serving as its court of last resort and one of the oldest continuously functioning appellate courts in the United States.
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E.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of last resort
ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ state supreme court ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
|
| appointingAuthorityForJudges | Governor of California ⓘ |
| authorityDerivedFrom | Article VI of the California Constitution ⓘ |
| bindingPrecedentFor | all California state courts ⓘ |
| canAnswerCertifiedQuestionsFrom |
federal courts
ⓘ
other state courts ⓘ |
| canPromulgate | California Rules of Court ⓘ |
| canReview | statewide initiatives and ballot measures for legal challenges ⓘ |
| capitalOf | none ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1850 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Constitution of California
ⓘ
surface form:
California Constitution
|
| governs | practice and procedure in California state courts ⓘ |
| handles | appeals on questions of California law ⓘ |
| hasCourtLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
Sacramento ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento, California
San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
|
| hasDiscretionaryJurisdictionOver |
most civil cases
ⓘ
most criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasMandatoryJurisdictionOver | death penalty appeals ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of California
ⓘ
Chief Justice of California ⓘ |
| hearsCasesIn |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
Sacramento ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ |
| highestCourtInJurisdiction |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| interprets |
California case law precedent
ⓘ
Constitution of California ⓘ statutory law of California ⓘ |
| judgesConfirmedBy | California Commission on Judicial Appointments ⓘ |
| judgesRetainedBy | California voters ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| mayReview | death penalty judgments from California trial courts ⓘ |
| numberOfPositions | 7 ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.courts.ca.gov/supremecourt.htm ⓘ |
| oversees | State Bar of California (discipline and admission) ⓘ |
| partOf | Judicial Branch of California ⓘ |
| reviews | decisions of California Courts of Appeal ⓘ |
| seat |
San Francisco
ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
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| shortName |
Supreme Court of California
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
California Supreme Court
|
| termLengthOfJudges | 12 years ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt | court of record ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Supreme Court of California Description of subject: The Supreme Court of California is the state's highest judicial authority, serving as the court of last resort and overseeing the interpretation of California law and the state constitution.
Referenced by (59)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
California Supreme Court
this entity surface form:
California Supreme Court
this entity surface form:
California Supreme Court
this entity surface form:
California Supreme Court
subject surface form:
Office of Admissions (State Bar of California)
this entity surface form:
California Supreme Court
this entity surface form:
California Supreme Court