United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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Article III court United States court of appeals federal appellate court

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a federal appellate court widely regarded as one of the most influential in the country, particularly in cases involving federal agencies and constitutional law.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit canonical	40
District of Columbia Circuit	7
D.C. Cir.	2
D.C. Circuit	2
Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia	1
District of Columbia Circuit Court	1
Special Division of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit	1
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60797 — 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 District of Columbia Circuit
Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]

A. 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.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a specialized federal appellate court with nationwide jurisdiction over certain subject areas, including patent law, international trade, government contracts, and veterans’ benefits.
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 District of Columbia Circuit
Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a federal appellate court widely regarded as one of the most influential in the country, particularly in cases involving federal agencies and constitutional law.

A. 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.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a specialized federal appellate court with nationwide jurisdiction over certain subject areas, including patent law, international trade, government contracts, and veterans’ benefits.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article III court ⓘ United States court of appeals ⓘ federal appellate court ⓘ
abbreviation	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: D.C. Cir.
appealsFrom	United States District Court for the District of Columbia ⓘ
appealsTo	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
authorizedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
buildingCompleted	E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ surface form: E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse completed in 1952
circuitNumber	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: D.C. Circuit
circuitType	geographically small but nationally significant ⓘ
city	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
considered	one of the most influential federal appellate courts in the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
established	1893 ⓘ
governingLaw	Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
handles	appeals from decisions of federal agencies ⓘ appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ⓘ
hasChiefJudge	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
hasClerk	Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
hasNickname	second most important court in the land ⓘ
hears	appeals in major separation-of-powers disputes ⓘ petitions for review of agency adjudications ⓘ petitions for review of agency rulemakings ⓘ
judgesTerm	life tenure ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Columbia ⓘ federal administrative agencies ⓘ
knownFor	cases involving constitutional law ⓘ cases involving federal administrative agencies ⓘ influence on federal regulatory law ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
level	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
numberOfJudgeships	11 ⓘ
originalName	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia
partOf	United States courts of appeals ⓘ federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
region	District of Columbia federal judicial circuit ⓘ
renamed	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit self-link ⓘ
renamedIn	1948 ⓘ
seat	E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ
subjectMatterSpecialty	administrative law ⓘ federal regulatory law ⓘ separation of powers issues ⓘ
website	https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov ⓘ

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

Judith Ann Wilson Rogers → jurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: District of Columbia Circuit

James L. Buckley → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ

Supreme Court reversed the D.C. Circuit → hasLowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ

U.S. federal courts → includes → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: District of Columbia Circuit

this entity surface form: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

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