Jerome Frank
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Jerome Frank was an influential American legal philosopher and judge known as a leading figure of the legal realism movement, emphasizing the indeterminacy of law and the role of judges’ personal perspectives in legal decisions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jerome Frank canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4671774 — 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: Jerome Frank Context triple: [legal realism, associatedWith, Jerome Frank]
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A.
Philip B. Heymann
Philip B. Heymann was an American legal scholar and former high-ranking U.S. Justice Department official known for his work in criminal law, national security, and public service.
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B.
Karl Llewellyn
Karl Llewellyn was a prominent 20th-century American legal scholar and leading figure of the legal realism movement, known especially for his role in drafting the Uniform Commercial Code.
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C.
William P. Frye
William P. Frye was an American politician and long-serving U.S. Senator from Maine who played a prominent role in late 19th- and early 20th-century national politics.
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D.
Victor Newmark
Victor Newmark is a photographer known for his photographic portrayals of John Teller.
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E.
Harold D. Uris
Harold D. Uris was an American real estate developer and philanthropist, best known for co-founding Uris Buildings Corporation and for his major donations to educational institutions such as Cornell University.
- 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: Jerome Frank Target entity description: Jerome Frank was an influential American legal philosopher and judge known as a leading figure of the legal realism movement, emphasizing the indeterminacy of law and the role of judges’ personal perspectives in legal decisions.
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A.
Philip B. Heymann
Philip B. Heymann was an American legal scholar and former high-ranking U.S. Justice Department official known for his work in criminal law, national security, and public service.
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B.
Karl Llewellyn
Karl Llewellyn was a prominent 20th-century American legal scholar and leading figure of the legal realism movement, known especially for his role in drafting the Uniform Commercial Code.
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C.
William P. Frye
William P. Frye was an American politician and long-serving U.S. Senator from Maine who played a prominent role in late 19th- and early 20th-century national politics.
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D.
Victor Newmark
Victor Newmark is a photographer known for his photographic portrayals of John Teller.
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E.
Harold D. Uris
Harold D. Uris was an American real estate developer and philanthropist, best known for co-founding Uris Buildings Corporation and for his major donations to educational institutions such as Cornell University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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judge ⓘ legal philosopher ⓘ legal realist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
law
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philosophy of law ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1889-09-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1957-01-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
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University of Chicago Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States federal judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
administrative law
ⓘ
jurisprudence ⓘ legal theory ⓘ securities regulation ⓘ |
| genre | legal non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical legal studies
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law and psychology scholarship ⓘ modern jurisprudence on judicial decision-making ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American pragmatism
ⓘ
Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arguing that judicial decisions are influenced by judges’ personal experiences
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critiquing formalist conceptions of legal certainty ⓘ emphasizing fact-skepticism in adjudication ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American legal realism movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | legal realism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
emphasis on judges’ personal perspectives in legal decisions
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indeterminacy of law ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Courts on Trial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
If Men Were Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ Law and the Modern Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New Haven
NERFINISHED
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jerome Frank Description of subject: Jerome Frank was an influential American legal philosopher and judge known as a leading figure of the legal realism movement, emphasizing the indeterminacy of law and the role of judges’ personal perspectives in legal decisions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.