Clerk of Court for the Western District of Virginia

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court administrative office federal court clerk’s office office within the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

The Clerk of Court for the Western District of Virginia is the chief administrative officer responsible for managing the court’s records, case filings, and day-to-day operations in that federal judicial district.

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Label	Occurrences
Clerk of Court for the Western District of Virginia canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3213073 — 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: Clerk of Court for the Western District of Virginia
Context triple: [United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, hasClerk, Clerk of Court for the Western District of Virginia]

A. Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County is the elected official responsible for maintaining court records, managing legal filings, and overseeing various judicial and public services for Fairfax County’s circuit court.
B. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district, which includes key areas such as Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News.
C. Clerk of Court for the District of Vermont
The Clerk of Court for the District of Vermont is the chief administrative officer responsible for managing the records, filings, and day-to-day operations of the federal trial court serving the state of Vermont.
D. United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Virginia.
E. United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia is the chief federal law enforcement officer responsible for overseeing U.S. Marshals Service operations within that judicial district, including security, fugitive apprehension, and prisoner transport.
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: Clerk of Court for the Western District of Virginia
Target entity description: The Clerk of Court for the Western District of Virginia is the chief administrative officer responsible for managing the court’s records, case filings, and day-to-day operations in that federal judicial district.

A. Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County is the elected official responsible for maintaining court records, managing legal filings, and overseeing various judicial and public services for Fairfax County’s circuit court.
B. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district, which includes key areas such as Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News.
C. Clerk of Court for the District of Vermont
The Clerk of Court for the District of Vermont is the chief administrative officer responsible for managing the records, filings, and day-to-day operations of the federal trial court serving the state of Vermont.
D. United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Virginia.
E. United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia is the chief federal law enforcement officer responsible for overseeing U.S. Marshals Service operations within that judicial district, including security, fugitive apprehension, and prisoner transport.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court administrative office ⓘ federal court clerk’s office ⓘ office within the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia ⓘ
appointedBy	judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	Judicial branch of the United States government ⓘ surface form: Judicial branch of the United States
country	United States of America ⓘ
employer	United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia ⓘ
hasOfficeIn	Abingdon, Virginia ⓘ Big Stone Gap, Virginia ⓘ Charlottesville, Virginia ⓘ Danville, Virginia ⓘ Harrisonburg, Virginia ⓘ Lynchburg, Virginia ⓘ Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalBasis	United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ surface form: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
levelOfCourt	federal trial court ⓘ
locatedIn	Western District of Virginia ⓘ
officeType	non-Article III court administrative position ⓘ
partOf	United States district courts ⓘ surface form: United States district court system federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
regionServed	western portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ
reportsTo	judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia ⓘ
responsibleFor	administration of the court’s electronic filing system ⓘ collection and management of court fees ⓘ day-to-day operations of the district court clerk’s office ⓘ issuance of summonses and subpoenas as directed by the court ⓘ maintaining civil and criminal case dockets ⓘ maintaining the official record of court proceedings ⓘ managing case filings ⓘ managing court records ⓘ managing docketing of cases ⓘ processing of judgments and orders ⓘ supervision of deputy clerks and other clerk’s office staff ⓘ supporting jury administration functions as directed by the court ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority	administrative management of the district court clerk’s office ⓘ
usesSystem	Case Management/Electronic Case Files ⓘ surface form: Case Management/Electronic Case Files system (CM/ECF)
worksWith	United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia ⓘ surface form: United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia United States Marshals Service ⓘ federal defender services ⓘ surface form: federal public defender’s office private attorneys practicing in the Western District of Virginia ⓘ pro se litigants in the Western District of Virginia ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia → hasClerk → Clerk of Court for the Western District of Virginia ⓘ

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