Missouri Courts of Appeals

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intermediate appellate court system state court system

The Missouri Courts of Appeals are the state's intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from trial courts before potential further review by the Missouri Supreme Court.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Missouri Court of Appeals	6
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District	2
Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District	1
Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District	1
Missouri Court of Appeals Western District	1
Missouri Court of Appeals – Eastern District	1
Missouri Court of Appeals – Southern District	1
Missouri Court of Appeals – Western District	1
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District	1
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District	1
Missouri Courts of Appeals canonical	1
Missouri state court system	1
Mo. App.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3449444 — 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: Missouri Courts of Appeals
Context triple: [South Western Reporter, coversJurisdiction, Missouri Courts of Appeals]

A. Missouri Supreme Court
The Missouri Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Missouri, serving as the court of last resort for interpreting state law and the Missouri Constitution.
B. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Missouri.
C. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Missouri.
D. 17th Judicial Circuit of Missouri
The 17th Judicial Circuit of Missouri is a state trial court circuit that serves Cass County and handles a wide range of civil, criminal, probate, and family law cases within its jurisdiction.
E. Arkansas Supreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Arkansas, responsible for interpreting state law and the Arkansas Constitution.
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: Missouri Courts of Appeals
Target entity description: The Missouri Courts of Appeals are the state's intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from trial courts before potential further review by the Missouri Supreme Court.

A. Missouri Supreme Court
The Missouri Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Missouri, serving as the court of last resort for interpreting state law and the Missouri Constitution.
B. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Missouri.
C. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Missouri.
D. 17th Judicial Circuit of Missouri
The 17th Judicial Circuit of Missouri is a state trial court circuit that serves Cass County and handles a wide range of civil, criminal, probate, and family law cases within its jurisdiction.
E. Arkansas Supreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Arkansas, responsible for interpreting state law and the Arkansas Constitution.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intermediate appellate court system ⓘ state court system ⓘ
administeredBy	Office of State Courts Administrator of Missouri ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Missouri ⓘ linked to: Missouri
bindingPrecedentIn	their respective districts ⓘ
canIssue	published opinions ⓘ unpublished opinions ⓘ
canSitEnBanc	yes ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Article V of the Missouri Constitution ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
establishedBy	Constitution of Missouri ⓘ linked to: Missouri Constitution
excludesOriginalJurisdictionOver	most cases reserved to the Supreme Court of Missouri ⓘ
function	interpret Missouri statutes and case law ⓘ issue written opinions in appealed cases ⓘ review appeals from trial courts in Missouri ⓘ
governingLaw	Missouri Constitution ⓘ Missouri statutes ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	Mo. App. ⓘ linked to: Missouri Courts of Appeals
hasAuthorityOver	appeals in most civil cases ⓘ appeals in non-capital criminal cases ⓘ
hasDivision	Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District ⓘ linked to: Missouri Courts of Appeals Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District ⓘ linked to: Missouri Courts of Appeals Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District ⓘ linked to: Missouri Courts of Appeals
hasJudgeSelectionMethod	Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.courts.mo.gov ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	all Missouri circuit courts within their respective districts ⓘ
highestCourtAbove	Supreme Court of Missouri ⓘ linked to: Missouri Supreme Court
judgeTermLength	12 years ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
location	Missouri ⓘ
mayBeReviewedBy	Supreme Court of Missouri ⓘ linked to: Missouri Supreme Court
numberOfDistricts	3 ⓘ
partOf	Judiciary of Missouri ⓘ linked to: Missouri judiciary Missouri state court system ⓘ linked to: Missouri judiciary
reviewsDecisionsFrom	Missouri circuit courts ⓘ linked to: Missouri judiciary Missouri trial courts ⓘ
seatOfEasternDistrict	St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ linked to: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
seatOfSouthernDistrict	Springfield, Missouri ⓘ
seatOfWesternDistrict	Kansas City, Missouri ⓘ linked to: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
subjectToReviewProcedure	transfer to Supreme Court of Missouri ⓘ
typeOfCasesHeard	administrative agency appeals ⓘ civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ
usesPanelDecision	three-judge panels ⓘ

How these facts were elicited