United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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Article III court federal court of appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.

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Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit canonical	71
Sixth Circuit	25
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	2
United States Courts of the Sixth Circuit	2
United States District Court for the Sixth Circuit	2
6th Cir.	1
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	1
Judicial Council of the Sixth Circuit (for certain administrative matters)	1
Sixth Circuit judicial system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60791 — 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 Sixth Circuit
Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]

A. 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.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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.
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 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.
E. 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.
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 Sixth Circuit
Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.

A. 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.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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.
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 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article III court ⓘ federal court of appeals ⓘ
abbreviation	6th Cir. ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
alsoKnownAs	Sixth Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
appealsTo	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
authorizedJudgeships	16 ⓘ
circuit	Sixth Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
circuitIncludesState	Kentucky ⓘ Michigan ⓘ linked to: Michigan (most of state) Ohio ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ
circuitNumber	6 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
courthouse	Potter Stewart United States Courthouse ⓘ
dateEstablished	1891 ⓘ
establishedBy	Judiciary Act of 1891 ⓘ
governingLaw	United States Constitution ⓘ federal statutes ⓘ
hasClerkOffice	Cincinnati, Ohio ⓘ linked to: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
hasTypeOfJurisdiction	appellate jurisdiction ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	federal district courts ⓘ
hearsCases	administrative appeals ⓘ civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ
jurisdiction	Kentucky ⓘ Michigan ⓘ linked to: Michigan (most of state) Ohio ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
level	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
location	Cincinnati, Ohio ⓘ linked to: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
parentOrganization	Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ
partOf	United States courts of appeals ⓘ United States federal judiciary ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States
reviewsCasesFrom	United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ⓘ United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee ⓘ United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee ⓘ
seat	Cincinnati, Ohio ⓘ linked to: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (106)

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 Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Obergefell v. Hodges → originatedFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

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

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit → circuit → Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit → abbreviation → 6th Cir. ⓘ

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

Tanco v. Haslam → appealedTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Tanco v. Haslam → circuit → Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

Bourke v. Beshear → circuitCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

DeBoer v. Snyder → appealedTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

DeBoer v. Snyder → circuit → Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris → originatingJurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris → reversed → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Cutter v. Wilkinson → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan → partOf → United States District Court for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan → circuit → Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

Potter Stewart United States Courthouse → occupant → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Potter Stewart United States Courthouse → occupant → U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

Potter Stewart United States Courthouse → jurisdiction → Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

Potter Stewart United States Courthouse → primaryVenueFor → U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky → partOf → Sixth Circuit judicial system ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan → partOf → United States District Court for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan → circuit → Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky → locatedIn → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio → locatedIn → Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio → hasAppellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee → appellateCircuit → Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

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

United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee → appellateTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Gratz v. Bollinger → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Carpenter v. United States → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Love v. Beshear → appealTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Love v. Beshear → circuit → Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Milliken v. Bradley (1974) → appealedFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

subject linked to: Milliken I

Sophia Jesty → associatedCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Henry Howard Swan → positionHeld → Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

Henry Howard Swan → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Henry Howard Swan → workLocation → Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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

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