First District Court of Appeal of Florida

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court of law intermediate appellate court state court

The First District Court of Appeal of Florida is an intermediate appellate court in the Florida state judiciary that reviews decisions from lower courts and agencies within its geographic jurisdiction.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
First District Court of Appeal of Florida canonical	3
Fla. 1st DCA	1
Florida First District	1
Florida First District Court of Appeal	1
district courts of appeal of Florida	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3247792 — 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: First District Court of Appeal of Florida
Context triple: [Second Judicial Circuit of Florida, appealsTo, First District Court of Appeal of Florida]

A. Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Second Judicial Circuit of Florida is a state trial court circuit that serves Leon County and several surrounding counties in the Florida Panhandle, handling a wide range of civil and criminal cases.
B. Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida is a state trial court circuit that serves multiple counties in north-central Florida, handling a broad range of civil, criminal, family, and probate cases.
C. Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida is a state trial court circuit that primarily serves Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties, handling a wide range of civil and criminal cases.
D. Florida Supreme Court
The Florida Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Florida, known nationally for its pivotal role in resolving legal disputes during the 2000 U.S. presidential election recount.
E. United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the southern region of Florida, including major cities such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach.
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: First District Court of Appeal of Florida
Target entity description: The First District Court of Appeal of Florida is an intermediate appellate court in the Florida state judiciary that reviews decisions from lower courts and agencies within its geographic jurisdiction.

A. Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Second Judicial Circuit of Florida is a state trial court circuit that serves Leon County and several surrounding counties in the Florida Panhandle, handling a wide range of civil and criminal cases.
B. Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida is a state trial court circuit that serves multiple counties in north-central Florida, handling a broad range of civil, criminal, family, and probate cases.
C. Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida is a state trial court circuit that primarily serves Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties, handling a wide range of civil and criminal cases.
D. Florida Supreme Court
The Florida Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Florida, known nationally for its pivotal role in resolving legal disputes during the 2000 U.S. presidential election recount.
E. United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the southern region of Florida, including major cities such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of law ⓘ intermediate appellate court ⓘ state court ⓘ
abbreviation	First District Court of Appeal of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fla. 1st DCA
alsoKnownAs	First District Court of Appeal of Florida ⓘ surface form: Florida First District Court of Appeal
appealsTo	Florida Supreme Court ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of Florida
bindingAuthorityOn	Florida circuit courts within the First District ⓘ Florida county courts within the First District ⓘ
citationStyle	So. 3d reporter for published opinions ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtType	appellate court ⓘ
employs	judges ⓘ
establishedBy	Florida Legislature ⓘ
governedBy	Constitution of Florida ⓘ surface form: Florida Constitution Florida statutes ⓘ surface form: Florida Statutes
governsArea	North Florida ⓘ surface form: North Florida region
handles	appeals from state administrative agencies headquartered in Tallahassee ⓘ
hasBuilding	First District Court of Appeal Courthouse in Tallahassee ⓘ
hasPanelSize	three-judge panels ⓘ
hears	appeals from final judgments ⓘ interlocutory appeals ⓘ petitions for extraordinary writs ⓘ
higherCourt	Florida Supreme Court ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of Florida
issues	per curiam decisions ⓘ written opinions ⓘ
jurisdiction	First District Court of Appeal of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Florida First District Florida ⓘ surface form: State of Florida
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
level	intermediate appellate level ⓘ
locatedIn	Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Tallahassee, Florida
partOf	Judicial Branch of Florida ⓘ surface form: Florida state courts system Judicial Branch of Florida ⓘ
regionIncludes	Leon County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple counties in North Florida ⓘ
reviews	decisions of Florida circuit courts within the First District ⓘ decisions of state administrative agencies within the First District ⓘ
state	Florida ⓘ
subjectMatter	administrative law appeals ⓘ civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ state agency rule challenges ⓘ workers’ compensation appeals ⓘ
website	https://1dca.flcourts.gov ⓘ

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

Second Judicial Circuit of Florida → appealsTo → First District Court of Appeal of Florida ⓘ

Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida → appealsTo → First District Court of Appeal of Florida ⓘ

Article V of the Florida Constitution → establishes → First District Court of Appeal of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: district courts of appeal of Florida

Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida → appealsTo → First District Court of Appeal of Florida ⓘ

First District Court of Appeal of Florida → jurisdiction → First District Court of Appeal of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida First District

First District Court of Appeal of Florida → abbreviation → First District Court of Appeal of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fla. 1st DCA

First District Court of Appeal of Florida → alsoKnownAs → First District Court of Appeal of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida First District Court of Appeal

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