United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Article III court federal court of appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in a large western region of the United States, including states such as California, Arizona, and Washington.

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Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit canonical	137
Ninth Circuit	47
Ninth Circuit judicial system	6
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals	3
United States District Court for the Ninth Circuit	2
9th Cir.	1
9th Circuit	1
Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit	1
Ninth Circuit federal court system	1
Ninth Circuit federal judicial system	1
Ninth Circuit judicial district courts	1
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (San Francisco divisions and offices)	1
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in certain cases)	1
United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60794 — 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 Ninth Circuit
Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
B. 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.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in several Midwestern states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
D. 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.
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 Ninth Circuit
Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in a large western region of the United States, including states such as California, Arizona, and Washington.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
B. 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.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in several Midwestern states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
D. 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.
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 (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article III court ⓘ federal court of appeals ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	9th Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Ninth Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
authorizedJudgeships	29 ⓘ
circuitNumber	9 ⓘ
circuitSizeByGeography	largest among United States courts of appeals ⓘ
circuitSizeByPopulation	largest among United States courts of appeals ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createdBy	United States Congress ⓘ
established	1891 ⓘ
establishedBy	Evarts Act ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	9th Cir. ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit CA9 ⓘ
hasChiefJudge	Mary H. Murguia ⓘ
hasCircuitJustice	Elena Kagan ⓘ
hasCourthouse	James R. Browning United States Courthouse ⓘ Pioneer Courthouse ⓘ Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals ⓘ William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse ⓘ
hasEnBancPanelSize	11 judges ⓘ
hasHigherCourt	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasTypeOfCases	appeals from United States district courts ⓘ appeals from certain federal administrative agencies ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ
jurisdiction	Alaska ⓘ Arizona ⓘ California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Guam ⓘ Hawaii ⓘ Idaho ⓘ Montana ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
location	San Francisco, California ⓘ linked to: San Francisco
partOf	United States Courts of Appeals ⓘ linked to: United States courts of appeals United States federal judiciary ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States
reviewsDecisionsOf	District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ District Court of Guam ⓘ United States District Court for the Central District of California ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Alaska ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Arizona ⓘ linked to: United States district courts United States District Court for the District of Idaho ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Montana ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Nevada ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Oregon ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of California ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington ⓘ United States District Court for the Northern District of California ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of California ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ
seat	San Francisco, California ⓘ linked to: San Francisco

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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 Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Arizona v. United States → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

District Court of Guam → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

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

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit → alsoKnownAs → 9th Circuit ⓘ

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

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit → hasAbbreviation → 9th Cir. ⓘ

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

Pioneer Courthouse → occupant → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Pioneer Courthouse → locatedInJudicialCircuit → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

Saenz v. Roe → originatingJurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Government of the Northern Mariana Islands → highestCourtForFederalMatters → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Seal of the District Court of Guam → relatedTo → United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

Western District of Washington → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee → originatingJurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

James R. Browning United States Courthouse → occupant → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

James R. Browning United States Courthouse → headquartersOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

James R. Browning United States Courthouse → jurisdictionServed → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals → usedBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals → jurisdictionServed → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Northern District of California → partOf → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Northern District of California → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington → partOf → United States District Court for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

CA9 → fullName → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

CA9 → abbreviationFor → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

CA9 → circuitNumber → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse → usedBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Central District of California → partOf → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Central District of California → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands → partOf → Ninth Circuit judicial system ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Southern District of California → partOf → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Southern District of California → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California → partOf → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington → partOf → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Oregon → partOf → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the District of Oregon → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Nevada → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Nevada → governingCircuit → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the District of Idaho → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Idaho → partOf → Ninth Circuit judicial district courts ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the District of Montana → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Montana → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Montana → circuit → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the District of Alaska → partOf → Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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

United States District Court for the District of Alaska → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

Mary H. Murguia → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ

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