High Court of American Samoa
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The High Court of American Samoa is the territory’s supreme judicial authority, handling major civil, criminal, and constitutional matters under U.S. territorial law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| High Court of American Samoa canonical | 10 |
| Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2126834 — 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: High Court of American Samoa Context triple: [government of American Samoa, judicialBody, High Court of American Samoa]
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A.
Commonwealth Superior Court of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Commonwealth Superior Court of the Northern Mariana Islands is the primary trial-level court in the Commonwealth’s judicial system, handling civil, criminal, family, and other local matters under territorial law.
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B.
Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia
The Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia is the nation’s highest judicial authority, responsible for interpreting its constitution and overseeing the administration of justice across the federation.
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C.
Commonwealth Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Commonwealth Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands is the highest appellate court in this U.S. commonwealth, responsible for interpreting its constitution and overseeing the administration of justice.
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D.
Supreme Court of Guam
The Supreme Court of Guam is the highest appellate court in the U.S. territory of Guam, responsible for interpreting its laws and constitution.
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E.
Judiciary of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Judiciary of the Northern Mariana Islands is the territorial court system responsible for interpreting and applying the laws of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, operating alongside U.S. federal courts.
- 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: High Court of American Samoa Target entity description: The High Court of American Samoa is the territory’s supreme judicial authority, handling major civil, criminal, and constitutional matters under U.S. territorial law.
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A.
Commonwealth Superior Court of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Commonwealth Superior Court of the Northern Mariana Islands is the primary trial-level court in the Commonwealth’s judicial system, handling civil, criminal, family, and other local matters under territorial law.
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B.
Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia
The Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia is the nation’s highest judicial authority, responsible for interpreting its constitution and overseeing the administration of justice across the federation.
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C.
Commonwealth Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Commonwealth Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands is the highest appellate court in this U.S. commonwealth, responsible for interpreting its constitution and overseeing the administration of justice.
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D.
Supreme Court of Guam
The Supreme Court of Guam is the highest appellate court in the U.S. territory of Guam, responsible for interpreting its laws and constitution.
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E.
Judiciary of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Judiciary of the Northern Mariana Islands is the territorial court system responsible for interpreting and applying the laws of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, operating alongside U.S. federal courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
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supreme court ⓘ territorial court ⓘ |
| alsoApplies | customary Samoan law ⓘ |
| appealsRoute | limited direct review by U.S. federal courts in certain matters ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
American Samoa Code Annotated
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U.S. territorial law ⓘ |
| appointmentAuthority | United States Secretary of the Interior ⓘ |
| associateJudgesAppointedBy | Governor of American Samoa ⓘ |
| associateJusticeAppointedBy | United States Secretary of the Interior ⓘ |
| buildingType | courthouse ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAppointedBy | United States Secretary of the Interior ⓘ |
| country | American Samoa ⓘ |
| createdBy | executive authority of the United States for American Samoa ⓘ |
| decides |
land and matai title disputes
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questions of territorial constitutional law ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| handles |
appeals from lower territorial courts
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constitutional matters ⓘ major civil cases ⓘ major criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasAssociateJustice | Associate Justice of American Samoa ⓘ |
| hasChiefJustice | Chief Justice of American Samoa ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Appellate Division
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Equity jurisdiction ⓘ Land and Titles Division ⓘ Probate jurisdiction ⓘ Trial Division ⓘ |
| hasJudgeType | associate judges ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
District Court of American Samoa
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High Court of American Samoa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa
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| highestCourtIn | American Samoa ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | American Samoa ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
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Samoan ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American Samoa
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Pago Pago Harbor ⓘ
surface form:
Pago Pago Harbor area
Tutuila ⓘ |
| location | Fagatogo ⓘ |
| notPartOf |
federal judiciary of the United States
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surface form:
United States federal judiciary
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| oversees |
District Court of American Samoa
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village courts in American Samoa ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of American Samoa ⓘ |
| respects | faʻa Samoa ⓘ |
| role | supreme judicial authority of American Samoa ⓘ |
| seat |
Eastern District, American Samoa
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surface form:
Fagatogo, American Samoa
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: High Court of American Samoa Description of subject: The High Court of American Samoa is the territory’s supreme judicial authority, handling major civil, criminal, and constitutional matters under U.S. territorial law.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
High Court of American Samoa
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hearsAppealsFrom
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High Court of American Samoa
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa