Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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The Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the presiding judicial officer of one of the nation’s most influential federal appellate courts, often regarded as second in importance only to the U.S. Supreme Court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2891180 — 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)
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Target entity: Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Context triple: [Merrick Garland, positionHeld, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]
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A.
Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
The Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the chief administrative officer responsible for managing the court’s docket, records, and case processing operations.
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B.
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
The Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is the presiding judicial officer who leads the court’s administration and oversees its appellate review of court-martial convictions within the U.S. military justice system.
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C.
Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts
The Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts is the top judicial administrator responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and management of New York State’s unified court system.
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D.
Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal
The Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal is the head judge who presides over and administers Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal, providing leadership in its judicial and institutional functions.
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E.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts is the presiding federal judge who oversees the court’s administration, case management, and judicial operations within the District of Massachusetts.
- 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: Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Target entity description: The Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the presiding judicial officer of one of the nation’s most influential federal appellate courts, often regarded as second in importance only to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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A.
Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
The Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the chief administrative officer responsible for managing the court’s docket, records, and case processing operations.
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B.
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
The Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is the presiding judicial officer who leads the court’s administration and oversees its appellate review of court-martial convictions within the U.S. military justice system.
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C.
Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts
The Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts is the top judicial administrator responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and management of New York State’s unified court system.
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D.
Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal
The Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal is the head judge who presides over and administers Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal, providing leadership in its judicial and institutional functions.
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E.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts is the presiding federal judge who oversees the court’s administration, case management, and judicial operations within the District of Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chief judgeship
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judicial office ⓘ |
| appliesToCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of the United States ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| courtOftenDescribedAs | second in importance only to the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
convene en banc hearings
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issue administrative orders for the court ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
assign cases among panels of the court
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oversee administration of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ preside over en banc sessions of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ represent the court in dealings with the Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ supervise court personnel and administration ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
common law
ⓘ
federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| levelOfCourt |
United States court of appeals
ⓘ
linked to:
United States courts of appeals
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mandatoryRetirementFromOfficeAtAge | 70 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hearing many cases involving federal agencies
ⓘ
significant influence on United States administrative law ⓘ significant influence on separation of powers jurisprudence ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy | federal statute ⓘ |
| officeHolderMustAlsoBe |
Article III judge
ⓘ
United States circuit judge for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| officeHoldersInclude |
David B. Sentelle
ⓘ
David L. Bazelon ⓘ Harold Leventhal ⓘ Harry T. Edwards ⓘ J. Skelly Wright ⓘ James L. Buckley ⓘ Judith W. Rogers ⓘ Merrick B. Garland ⓘ
linked to:
Merrick Brian Garland
Patricia M. Wald ⓘ Sri Srinivasan ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | presiding judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Judicial Conference of the United States (for administrative matters)
ⓘ
linked to:
Judicial Conference of the United States
|
| selectionCriteria |
most senior active judge under age 65
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must have served at least one year on the court ⓘ must not have previously served as chief judge ⓘ |
| termDefinedBy | Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| termLength | 7 years ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Description of subject: The Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the presiding judicial officer of one of the nation’s most influential federal appellate courts, often regarded as second in importance only to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Merrick Garland
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positionHeld
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Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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subject linked to:
Merrick Garland (attended, transferred)
E. Barrett Prettyman
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positionHeld
→
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
ⓘ
Spottswood William Robinson III
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positionHeld
→
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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Merrick Garland
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positionHeld
→
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Merrick
Padmanabhan Srikanth Srinivasan
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positionHeld
→
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Padmanabhan
Sri Srinivasan
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positionHeld
→
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Sri
David L. Bazelon
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positionHeld
→
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
ⓘ