John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse

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federal courthouse government building judicial complex

The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse is a prominent federal courthouse and judicial complex located on Boston’s waterfront that houses the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse canonical	9
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, Boston	3
John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston	1
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit courthouse	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T434497 — 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: John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse
Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, location, John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse]

A. John Adams Courthouse
The John Adams Courthouse is a historic judicial building in Boston that houses Massachusetts’ highest court and other key legal institutions.
B. Court of Appeals Hall
Court of Appeals Hall is the historic courthouse in Albany, New York, that serves as the home of the state's highest court.
C. Robert C. Weaver Federal Building
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building is a modernist federal office building in Washington, D.C., that serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
D. Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is the historic Art Deco headquarters of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., named in honor of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
E. William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
The William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building is a historic government complex in Washington, D.C., that houses major federal offices and serves as the central workplace for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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: John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse
Target entity description: The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse is a prominent federal courthouse and judicial complex located on Boston’s waterfront that houses the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

A. John Adams Courthouse
The John Adams Courthouse is a historic judicial building in Boston that houses Massachusetts’ highest court and other key legal institutions.
B. Court of Appeals Hall
Court of Appeals Hall is the historic courthouse in Albany, New York, that serves as the home of the state's highest court.
C. Robert C. Weaver Federal Building
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building is a modernist federal office building in Washington, D.C., that serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
D. Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is the historic Art Deco headquarters of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., named in honor of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
E. William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
The William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building is a historic government complex in Washington, D.C., that houses major federal offices and serves as the central workplace for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal courthouse ⓘ government building ⓘ judicial complex ⓘ
branchOfGovernmentServed	judicial branch of the United States ⓘ
buildingType	office and courtroom building ⓘ
category	Courthouses in Boston ⓘ Government buildings in Massachusetts ⓘ United States federal courthouses ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
function	court administration ⓘ federal judicial proceedings ⓘ
hasCourt	federal court of appeals ⓘ federal district court ⓘ
hasFunction	case filing and records management ⓘ judicial chambers ⓘ jury services ⓘ
hasTenant	United States Marshals Service (local offices) ⓘ linked to: United States Marshals Service federal court clerk’s offices ⓘ federal probation offices ⓘ
heritageDesignation	United States federal courthouse ⓘ
houses	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
jurisdictionOf	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
legalSystem	United States federal law ⓘ
locatedIn	Boston ⓘ linked to: Boston, Massachusetts Boston waterfront ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
namedAfter	John Joseph Moakley ⓘ
operatedBy	United States General Services Administration ⓘ linked to: U.S. General Services Administration
ownedBy	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
partOf	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
publicAccess	open to the public subject to security screening ⓘ
regionServed	District of Massachusetts ⓘ First Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
securityProvidedBy	United States Marshals Service ⓘ
usedFor	appellate hearings ⓘ civil trials ⓘ criminal trials ⓘ oral arguments of the First Circuit ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

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

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit → location → John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts → hasCourthouse → John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse ⓘ

David J. Barron → workLocation → United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit courthouse ⓘ