Hall of Justice, San Francisco

E430889

civic building courthouse government building

The Hall of Justice in San Francisco is a major civic building that houses key law enforcement and judicial offices, including the city’s courts, police headquarters, and related criminal justice agencies.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
San Francisco Superior Court buildings	2
Hall of Justice, San Francisco canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4306090 — 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: Hall of Justice, San Francisco
Context triple: [District Attorney of San Francisco, seat, Hall of Justice, San Francisco]

A. San Francisco Federal Building
The San Francisco Federal Building is a prominent contemporary government office tower in San Francisco known for its unconventional, energy-efficient design by architect Thom Mayne.
B. Oakland federal courthouse
The Oakland federal courthouse is a major federal judicial building in Oakland, California, where the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California conducts federal trials and legal proceedings.
C. San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco City Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in the city’s Civic Center, serving as the seat of government and a prominent architectural symbol of San Francisco.
D. Civic Center, San Francisco
Civic Center, San Francisco is a historic governmental and cultural district in the heart of the city, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture, major civic institutions, and prominent public plazas.
E. Stanley Mosk Courthouse
The Stanley Mosk Courthouse is a major downtown Los Angeles judicial complex that serves as one of the primary trial court facilities for Los Angeles County.
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: Hall of Justice, San Francisco
Target entity description: The Hall of Justice in San Francisco is a major civic building that houses key law enforcement and judicial offices, including the city’s courts, police headquarters, and related criminal justice agencies.

A. San Francisco Federal Building
The San Francisco Federal Building is a prominent contemporary government office tower in San Francisco known for its unconventional, energy-efficient design by architect Thom Mayne.
B. Oakland federal courthouse
The Oakland federal courthouse is a major federal judicial building in Oakland, California, where the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California conducts federal trials and legal proceedings.
C. San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco City Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in the city’s Civic Center, serving as the seat of government and a prominent architectural symbol of San Francisco.
D. Civic Center, San Francisco
Civic Center, San Francisco is a historic governmental and cultural district in the heart of the city, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture, major civic institutions, and prominent public plazas.
E. Stanley Mosk Courthouse
The Stanley Mosk Courthouse is a major downtown Los Angeles judicial complex that serves as one of the primary trial court facilities for Los Angeles County.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civic building ⓘ courthouse ⓘ government building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernist ⓘ
category	courthouses in California ⓘ government buildings in San Francisco ⓘ police stations in San Francisco ⓘ
contains	administrative offices ⓘ courtrooms ⓘ jail facilities ⓘ police offices ⓘ
coordinates	37.775°N 122.404°W ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
function	criminal courthouse ⓘ detention facility ⓘ law enforcement center ⓘ
hasSecurity	metal detectors at entrances ⓘ on-site law enforcement presence ⓘ
houses	San Francisco County Superior Court criminal courts ⓘ linked to: Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco San Francisco District Attorney’s Office facilities ⓘ San Francisco Police Department headquarters ⓘ San Francisco Sheriff’s Office facilities ⓘ
jurisdiction	City and County of San Francisco ⓘ linked to: San Francisco County
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States San Francisco ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
near	San Francisco City Hall ⓘ San Francisco Superior Court civil courthouse ⓘ linked to: Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco
neighborhood	South of Market ⓘ linked to: South of Market (SoMa)
operator	City and County of San Francisco ⓘ linked to: San Francisco County
ownedBy	City and County of San Francisco ⓘ linked to: San Francisco County
parking	limited on-site parking ⓘ
postalCode	94103 ⓘ
primaryUse	criminal justice ⓘ
publicAccess	open to public for court business ⓘ restricted ⓘ
role	central facility for criminal case processing in San Francisco ⓘ headquarters for major city law enforcement agencies ⓘ
significance	major criminal justice hub for San Francisco ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
streetAddress	850 Bryant Street ⓘ
transportAccess	accessible from BART via Civic Center/UN Plaza station ⓘ served by San Francisco Muni bus lines ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

District Attorney of San Francisco → seat → Hall of Justice, San Francisco ⓘ

Grove Street (San Francisco) → adjacentTo → San Francisco Superior Court buildings ⓘ

subject linked to: Grove Street

linked to: Hall of Justice, San Francisco

Civic Center neighborhood → contains → San Francisco Superior Court buildings ⓘ