United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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Article III court United States court of appeals federal appellate court

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit canonical	100
Fifth Circuit	10
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals	3
5th Cir.	1
Fifth Circuit (United States Court of Appeals)	1
Fifth Circuit of the United States	1
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals	1
United States Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit	1
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (on appeal)	1
United States District Court for the Fifth Circuit	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60790 — 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 Fifth Circuit
Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 Fifth Circuit
Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article III court ⓘ United States court of appeals ⓘ federal appellate court ⓘ
abbreviation	5th Cir. ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
alsoKnownAs	Fifth Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
appealsTo	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
circuitIncludes	state of Louisiana ⓘ linked to: Louisiana state of Mississippi ⓘ linked to: The Magnolia State state of Texas ⓘ linked to: Texas
circuitNumber	5 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
courtType	administrative ⓘ civil ⓘ criminal ⓘ
establishedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
governingLaw	Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
hasHigherCourt	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
hasLifeTenureJudges	true ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ
hasPrecedentialAuthorityOver	federal district courts in Louisiana ⓘ federal district courts in Mississippi ⓘ federal district courts in Texas ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	federal district courts ⓘ
hearsAppealsOn	constitutional law issues ⓘ diversity jurisdiction cases ⓘ federal administrative agency decisions ⓘ federal law issues ⓘ
judgesConfirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
jurisdiction	Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Texas ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
levelOfCourt	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
locatedIn	New Orleans, Louisiana ⓘ linked to: New Orleans
partOf	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
reviewsCasesFrom	United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ⓘ United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana ⓘ United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi ⓘ United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Texas ⓘ
seatedAt	John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (120)

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 Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

United States v. Lopez → appealedFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

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

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

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit → abbreviation → 5th Cir. ⓘ

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

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit → splitFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin → jurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (on appeal) ⓘ

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

Van Orden v. Perry → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Alfonso Lopez Jr. → caseEscalatedTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

subject linked to: Alfonso Lopez, Jr.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building → occupant → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building → jurisdictionServed → Fifth Circuit of the United States ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana → hasAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi → partOf → United States District Court for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi → subordinateTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

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

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1980 → affectedEntity → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1980 → resultingCircuit → Fifth Circuit ⓘ

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

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1980 → relatedTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

California v. Texas → originatedFrom → Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ⓘ

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

Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization → litigationStage → Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ⓘ

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

Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building → eponymCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

William Hunt (judge) → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

William Hunt (judge) → memberOf → United States Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

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

William Hunt (judge) → jurisdiction → Fifth Circuit ⓘ

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

Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt → reversed → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Fisher I → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Richard T. Rives → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Richard T. Rives → jurisdiction → Fifth Circuit ⓘ

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

Hudson v. McMillian → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Estelle v. Gamble → appealedFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

San Antonio Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Midland-Odessa Division → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

Alpine Division → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

W.D. Tex. → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

W.D. Tex. → circuit → Fifth Circuit ⓘ

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

Western District of Texas → belongsToCircuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ

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