District of Columbia Court of Appeals

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appellate court court court of last resort highest court

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is the highest court for the District of Columbia, functioning as its equivalent of a state supreme court and serving as the court of last resort for local D.C. legal matters.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
District of Columbia Court of Appeals canonical	9
D.C. Court of Appeals	1
D.C. Ct. App.	1
Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1572664 — 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: District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Context triple: [Judiciary of the District of Columbia, hasComponent, District of Columbia Court of Appeals]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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.
B. Judiciary of the District of Columbia
The Judiciary of the District of Columbia is the court system responsible for interpreting and applying the law in Washington, D.C., including its local trial and appellate courts.
C. United States District Court for the District of Columbia
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over cases arising in the nation’s capital, including many high-profile matters involving the federal government.
D. District of Columbia federal judicial circuit
The District of Columbia federal judicial circuit is the U.S. federal appellate jurisdiction centered in Washington, D.C., known for handling many cases involving federal agencies and constitutional issues.
E. Circuit Court of the District of Columbia (historical)
The historical Circuit Court of the District of Columbia was a federal trial court that exercised both local and national jurisdiction over legal matters in Washington, D.C. during the early 19th century.
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: District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Target entity description: The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is the highest court for the District of Columbia, functioning as its equivalent of a state supreme court and serving as the court of last resort for local D.C. legal matters.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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.
B. Judiciary of the District of Columbia
The Judiciary of the District of Columbia is the court system responsible for interpreting and applying the law in Washington, D.C., including its local trial and appellate courts.
C. United States District Court for the District of Columbia
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over cases arising in the nation’s capital, including many high-profile matters involving the federal government.
D. District of Columbia federal judicial circuit
The District of Columbia federal judicial circuit is the U.S. federal appellate jurisdiction centered in Washington, D.C., known for handling many cases involving federal agencies and constitutional issues.
E. Circuit Court of the District of Columbia (historical)
The historical Circuit Court of the District of Columbia was a federal trial court that exercised both local and national jurisdiction over legal matters in Washington, D.C. during the early 19th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	appellate court ⓘ court ⓘ court of last resort ⓘ highest court ⓘ
abbreviation	District of Columbia Court of Appeals self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: D.C. Ct. App.
alsoKnownAs	District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ surface form: D.C. Court of Appeals
appealsTo	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
appointmentBy	President of the United States ⓘ
authority	District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ local law of the District of Columbia ⓘ
canReview	decisions of the D.C. Superior Court en banc ⓘ
composition	a chief judge and associate judges ⓘ
confirmationBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtType	intermediate between local D.C. courts and the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ
createdBy	United States Congress ⓘ
equivalentTo	state supreme court ⓘ
established	1970 ⓘ
governs	practice of law in the District of Columbia ⓘ
handles	appeals from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia ⓘ
hasPosition	Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ
hasPrecedenceOver	Superior Court of the District of Columbia ⓘ
hears	cases en banc ⓘ cases in three-judge panels ⓘ
issues	rules of procedure for D.C. courts ⓘ rules of professional conduct for lawyers in D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Columbia ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
partOf	Judiciary of the District of Columbia ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia court system
regulates	admission to the D.C. Bar ⓘ discipline of attorneys in the District of Columbia ⓘ
reorganizedFrom	Superior Court of the District of Columbia ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia Court of General Sessions District of Columbia Court of Appeals self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
reviews	appeals in civil cases ⓘ appeals in criminal cases ⓘ appeals in family law matters ⓘ appeals in probate matters ⓘ decisions of D.C. administrative agencies ⓘ
role	court of last resort for local D.C. legal matters ⓘ highest appellate court for the District of Columbia ⓘ
seat	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
termLength	15 years ⓘ
website	https://www.dccourts.gov/court-of-appeals ⓘ

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

Judiciary of the District of Columbia → hasComponent → District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ

Judiciary of the District of Columbia → highestCourt → District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ

Law of the District of Columbia → interpretedBy → District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ

District of Columbia Bar → supervisedBy → District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ

District of Columbia Bar → foundedBy → District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ

District of Columbia Court of Appeals → reorganizedFrom → District of Columbia Court of Appeals self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

District of Columbia Court of Appeals → abbreviation → District of Columbia Court of Appeals self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: D.C. Ct. App.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals → alsoKnownAs → District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ

this entity surface form: D.C. Court of Appeals

Superior Court of the District of Columbia → hasAppealTo → District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ

Judiciary Square neighborhood → hasLandmark → District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ

District of Columbia Court of Appeals building → occupant → District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ

Judith Ann Wilson Rogers → memberOf → District of Columbia Court of Appeals ⓘ

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