Sri Srinivasan (as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit)
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Sri Srinivasan is an Indian-American jurist who serves as the Chief Judge of the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and has often been mentioned as a potential Supreme Court nominee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sri Srinivasan (as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2891209 — 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: Sri Srinivasan (as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit) Context triple: [Merrick Garland, succeededBy, Sri Srinivasan (as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit)]
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A.
Judge Richard Posner
Judge Richard Posner is a prominent American jurist, legal scholar, and former federal appellate judge known for his influential work in law and economics and his long tenure on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
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Judge Laurence Silberman
Judge Laurence Silberman was a prominent conservative U.S. federal appellate judge on the D.C. Circuit, known for his influential opinions and role in shaping modern constitutional and administrative law.
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C.
Justice Samuel Nelson
Justice Samuel Nelson was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his moderate judicial philosophy and influential opinions on federal jurisdiction and maritime law.
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D.
Judge Rutherford
Judge Rutherford was the second president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society and a key figure in shaping the doctrines and global expansion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the early 20th century.
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E.
Jack Goldsmith
Jack Goldsmith is an American legal scholar and Harvard Law School professor known for his work on national security law, cyber law, and the limits of executive power.
- 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: Sri Srinivasan (as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit) Target entity description: Sri Srinivasan is an Indian-American jurist who serves as the Chief Judge of the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and has often been mentioned as a potential Supreme Court nominee.
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A.
Judge Richard Posner
Judge Richard Posner is a prominent American jurist, legal scholar, and former federal appellate judge known for his influential work in law and economics and his long tenure on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
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B.
Judge Laurence Silberman
Judge Laurence Silberman was a prominent conservative U.S. federal appellate judge on the D.C. Circuit, known for his influential opinions and role in shaping modern constitutional and administrative law.
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C.
Justice Samuel Nelson
Justice Samuel Nelson was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his moderate judicial philosophy and influential opinions on federal jurisdiction and maritime law.
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D.
Judge Rutherford
Judge Rutherford was the second president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society and a key figure in shaping the doctrines and global expansion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the early 20th century.
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E.
Jack Goldsmith
Jack Goldsmith is an American legal scholar and Harvard Law School professor known for his work on national security law, cyber law, and the limits of executive power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian-American
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| admittedToBar |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
District of Columbia ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| childOf | T. P. Srinivasan ⓘ |
| clerkship |
J. Harvie Wilkinson III
ⓘ
Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ
surface form:
Sandra Day O'Connor
|
| confirmationDateToDCCircuit | 2013-05-23 ⓘ |
| confirmationVote | 97-0 ⓘ |
| consideredFor | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-02-23 ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University
ⓘ
Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School ⓘ Master of Business Administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business ⓘ |
| education |
Stanford Graduate School of Business
ⓘ
Stanford Law School ⓘ Stanford University ⓘ |
| employer |
Office of the Solicitor General
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Solicitor General of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Indian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | law ⓘ |
| fullName | Padmanabhan Srikanth "Sri" Srinivasan ⓘ |
| givenName |
Padmanabhan
ⓘ
Srikanth ⓘ |
| hasBeenMentionedAs | potential nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| isFirst |
first Asian American to serve as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit
ⓘ
first Indian-American judge on the D.C. Circuit ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| nickname | Sri ⓘ |
| nominationDateToDCCircuit | 2013-01-03 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 2020-02-11 ⓘ |
| officeStartTimeAsChiefJudgeOfDCCircuit | 2020-02-11 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chandigarh
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surface form:
Chandigarh, India
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| positionHeld |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| predecessorAsChiefJudgeOfDCCircuit |
Merrick Brian Garland
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surface form:
Merrick Garland
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| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
Deputy Solicitor General
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surface form:
Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States
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| spouse | Carla Garrett ⓘ |
| tookOfficeAsJudgeOfDCCircuit | 2013-05-28 ⓘ |
| workedAt | O'Melveny & Myers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sri Srinivasan (as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit) Description of subject: Sri Srinivasan is an Indian-American jurist who serves as the Chief Judge of the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and has often been mentioned as a potential Supreme Court nominee.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Merrick Garland (attended, transferred)
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succeededBy
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Sri Srinivasan (as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit)
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subject surface form:
Merrick Garland