Appellate Court of Maryland

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court of law intermediate appellate court state court

The Appellate Court of Maryland is the state's intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from trial courts and certain administrative agencies before possible further appeal to the state's highest court.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Appellate Court of Maryland canonical	12
Maryland Court of Special Appeals	11
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland	6
Maryland Court of Appeals	2
Maryland Appellate Court	1
Maryland intermediate appellate court	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T208356 — 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: Appellate Court of Maryland
Context triple: [Government of Maryland, intermediateAppellateCourt, Appellate Court of Maryland]

A. Supreme Court of Maryland
The Supreme Court of Maryland is the state's court of last resort, responsible for issuing final interpretations of Maryland law and overseeing the state judiciary.
B. 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.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a federal appellate court widely regarded as one of the most influential in the country, particularly in cases involving federal agencies and constitutional law.
D. 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.
E. Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York is the state's intermediate appellate court, organized into four judicial departments that review civil and criminal decisions from lower courts.
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: Appellate Court of Maryland
Target entity description: The Appellate Court of Maryland is the state's intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from trial courts and certain administrative agencies before possible further appeal to the state's highest court.

A. Supreme Court of Maryland
The Supreme Court of Maryland is the state's court of last resort, responsible for issuing final interpretations of Maryland law and overseeing the state judiciary.
B. 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.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a federal appellate court widely regarded as one of the most influential in the country, particularly in cases involving federal agencies and constitutional law.
D. 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.
E. Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York is the state's intermediate appellate court, organized into four judicial departments that review civil and criminal decisions from lower courts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of law ⓘ intermediate appellate court ⓘ state court ⓘ
abbreviation	ACM ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Maryland intermediate appellate court ⓘ linked to: Appellate Court of Maryland
appealTo	Supreme Court of Maryland ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	Judicial branch of Maryland ⓘ
canSitEnBanc	yes ⓘ
composition	multiple judges sitting in panels ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateRenamed	2022 ⓘ
decisionsCanBeReviewedBy	Supreme Court of Maryland ⓘ
establishedAsCourtOfSpecialAppeals	1966 ⓘ
formerName	Maryland Court of Special Appeals ⓘ linked to: Appellate Court of Maryland
governingDocument	Maryland Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Maryland Maryland statutes ⓘ
handles	appeals in administrative law cases ⓘ appeals in civil cases ⓘ appeals in criminal cases ⓘ appeals in family law cases ⓘ
hears	appeals from District Court of Maryland in certain cases ⓘ appeals from Orphans’ Courts in certain cases ⓘ
higherCourt	Supreme Court of Maryland ⓘ
issues	unreported opinions ⓘ written opinions ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of Maryland ⓘ linked to: Maryland
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
location	Maryland ⓘ
mayReview	certain interlocutory orders ⓘ final judgments of Maryland circuit courts ⓘ
partOf	Maryland Judiciary ⓘ linked to: Judiciary of Maryland
positionInJudicialHierarchy	intermediate level ⓘ
primaryFunction	error correction ⓘ
reviews	decisions of Maryland trial courts ⓘ decisions of certain Maryland administrative agencies ⓘ
seat	Annapolis, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Annapolis
state	Maryland ⓘ
subjectMatter	federal law issues arising in state cases ⓘ state law issues ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction	appellate jurisdiction ⓘ
website	https://www.mdcourts.gov/cosappeals ⓘ

How these facts were elicited