J. Harvie Wilkinson III
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J. Harvie Wilkinson III is a prominent American jurist who has served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and is known for his influential conservative legal opinions.
All labels observed (1)
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| J. Harvie Wilkinson III canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10358155 — 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: J. Harvie Wilkinson III Context triple: [Heather K. Gerken, clerkOf, J. Harvie Wilkinson III]
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Rand Ravich
Rand Ravich is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for creating and producing television series such as "Crisis" and "Life" and writing the film "The Astronaut's Wife."
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B.
Lee Shulman
Lee Shulman is an American educational psychologist best known for his work on pedagogical content knowledge and theories of teaching and teacher education.
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C.
Carl Lerner
Carl Lerner was an American film editor best known for his work on influential films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the thriller "Klute."
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D.
Douglas John Fisher
Douglas John Fisher is an American Episcopal bishop who serves as the spiritual and administrative leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts.
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E.
Pat Hanrahan
Pat Hanrahan is a computer graphics pioneer, Stanford professor, and Turing Award–winning researcher best known for co-founding Tableau and his influential work on rendering and visualization.
- 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: J. Harvie Wilkinson III Target entity description: J. Harvie Wilkinson III is a prominent American jurist who has served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and is known for his influential conservative legal opinions.
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A.
Rand Ravich
Rand Ravich is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for creating and producing television series such as "Crisis" and "Life" and writing the film "The Astronaut's Wife."
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B.
Lee Shulman
Lee Shulman is an American educational psychologist best known for his work on pedagogical content knowledge and theories of teaching and teacher education.
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C.
Carl Lerner
Carl Lerner was an American film editor best known for his work on influential films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the thriller "Klute."
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D.
Douglas John Fisher
Douglas John Fisher is an American Episcopal bishop who serves as the spiritual and administrative leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts.
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E.
Pat Hanrahan
Pat Hanrahan is a computer graphics pioneer, Stanford professor, and Turing Award–winning researcher best known for co-founding Tableau and his influential work on rendering and visualization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American jurist
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| academicWorkplace | University of Virginia School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alive | true ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| barAdmission | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1944-09-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| boardMembership | University of Virginia Board of Visitors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clerkOf | Lewis F. Powell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| courtClerkship | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Juris Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Virginia School of Law
NERFINISHED
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime (as Chief Judge) | 2003 ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
articles on judicial restraint
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books on constitutional law ⓘ |
| ideology | conservatism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential conservative legal opinions
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jurisprudence on federalism ⓘ jurisprudence on judicial restraint ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy | judicial restraint ⓘ |
| memberOf | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | J. Harvie Wilkinson III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominationDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| notableCaseInvolvement | Fourth Circuit decisions on civil rights and federalism ⓘ |
| notableWork | From Brown to Bakke: The Supreme Court and School Integration, 1954–1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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judge ⓘ law professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ |
| residence | Virginia ⓘ |
| spouse | Lossie Tucker Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1984 ⓘ |
| startTime (as Chief Judge) | 1996 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: J. Harvie Wilkinson III Description of subject: J. Harvie Wilkinson III is a prominent American jurist who has served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and is known for his influential conservative legal opinions.
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subject surface form:
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