United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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Article III court federal court of appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit canonical	56
Third Circuit	18
Third Circuit judicial system	2
3d Cir.	1
Office of the Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit	1
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld PASPA and the injunction against New Jersey’s law.	1
Third Circuit Court of Appeals decisions	1
Third Circuit of the United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60788 — 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: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
C. United States courts of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the federal intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from district courts and federal agencies before potential review by the Supreme Court.
D. United States Tax Court
The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court that specializes in resolving disputes between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service over federal tax liabilities.
E. United States district courts
United States district courts are the federal trial courts where civil and criminal cases are initially heard and decided under U.S. federal law.
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: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
C. United States courts of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the federal intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from district courts and federal agencies before potential review by the Supreme Court.
D. United States Tax Court
The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court that specializes in resolving disputes between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service over federal tax liabilities.
E. United States district courts
United States district courts are the federal trial courts where civil and criminal cases are initially heard and decided under U.S. federal law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article III court ⓘ federal court of appeals ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Third Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
appealsTo	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
circuitNumber	3 ⓘ
circuitSymbol	3d Cir. ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
country	United States of America ⓘ
courthouse	James A. Byrne United States Courthouse ⓘ
courtType	federal appellate court ⓘ
createdByStatute	Evarts Act ⓘ
decides	appeals from federal district courts in the Third Circuit ⓘ
established	1891 ⓘ
establishedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
governingLaw	United States Constitution ⓘ federal rules of procedure ⓘ federal statutes ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	bankruptcy appeals from courts within the circuit ⓘ petitions for review of certain federal agency decisions ⓘ
hasClerkOffice	Office of the Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
hasJurisdictionOver	federal administrative appeals ⓘ federal civil cases ⓘ federal criminal cases ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ
hasTypeOfJurisdiction	appellate jurisdiction ⓘ
isBoundBy	precedent of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
issues	published opinions ⓘ unpublished opinions ⓘ
jurisdiction	Delaware ⓘ linked to: Province of Delaware New Jersey ⓘ linked to: New Jersey, United States Pennsylvania ⓘ United States Virgin Islands ⓘ linked to: U.S. Virgin Islands
levelOfCourt	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ linked to: Philadelphia
partOf	United States courts of appeals ⓘ United States federal judiciary ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States
regionServed	Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ
reviewsCasesFrom	District Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Delaware ⓘ United States District Court for the District of New Jersey ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ⓘ United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ
seat	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ linked to: Philadelphia

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Referenced by (81)

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

United States courts of appeals → includes → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

District Court of the Virgin Islands → appellateTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit → alsoKnownAs → Third Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit → circuitSymbol → 3d Cir. ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit → hasClerkOffice → Office of the Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia → originatedFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Bond v. United States → cameFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Government of the United States Virgin Islands → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Samuel A. Alito Jr. → courtClerkship → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

D.V.I. → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Maryanne Trump Barry → employer → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Maryanne Trump Barry → retiredFromPosition → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Federal Reporter → coversCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

James A. Byrne United States Courthouse → houses → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

James A. Byrne United States Courthouse → primaryTenant → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

James A. Byrne United States Courthouse → servesCircuit → Third Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania → partOf → Third Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association → proceduralHistory → The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld PASPA and the injunction against New Jersey’s law. ⓘ

subject linked to: Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018)

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania → partOf → Third Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

United States Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania → replacedBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

United States Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania → hasSuccessor → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania → partOf → Third Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Delaware → partOf → Third Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Delaware → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Michael Chertoff → employer → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Minersville School District v. Gobitis → hasLowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Carol Anne Bond → appealTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Third Circuit → jurisdictionCovered → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

subject linked to: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Third Circuit

Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Third Circuit → jurisdictionCovered → Third Circuit of the United States ⓘ

subject linked to: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Third Circuit

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co. → appealFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

William Hastie → employer → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Leonard I. Garth → employer → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Leonard I. Garth → jurisdiction → Third Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States Courthouse, Philadelphia → houses → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Mitchell v. United States → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Philadelphia Division → locatedInJurisdiction → Third Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Philadelphia Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Allentown Division → belongsToCircuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Allentown Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Reading Division → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Easton Division → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Easton Division → partOf → Third Circuit judicial system ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Easton Division → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ

Lancaster Division → partOfJudicialCircuit → Third Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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