Connecticut Supreme Court

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court of last resort state supreme court

The Connecticut Supreme Court is the state's highest appellate court, responsible for interpreting Connecticut law and the state constitution.

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Label	Occurrences
Connecticut Supreme Court canonical	26
Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors	2
Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut	2
Connecticut Supreme Court (limited supervisory authority)	1
Connecticut Supreme Court decisions	1
Connecticut Supreme Court justices	1
Supreme Court of Connecticut	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T508309 — 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: Connecticut Supreme Court
Context triple: [Connecticut, highestCourt, Connecticut Supreme Court]

A. Connecticut General Court
The Connecticut General Court was the colonial-era legislature and governing body of Connecticut, responsible for making laws and overseeing the colony’s administration in early New England.
B. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, serving as its court of last resort and one of the oldest continuously functioning appellate courts in the United States.
C. New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals is the highest appellate court in the state of New York, serving as its court of last resort for interpreting state law and the state constitution.
D. Supreme Court of California
The Supreme Court of California is the state's highest judicial authority, serving as the court of last resort and overseeing the interpretation of California law and the state constitution.
E. Wisconsin Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Wisconsin, responsible for interpreting state law and the Wisconsin Constitution and serving as the court of last resort in the state’s judicial system.
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: Connecticut Supreme Court
Target entity description: The Connecticut Supreme Court is the state's highest appellate court, responsible for interpreting Connecticut law and the state constitution.

A. Connecticut General Court
The Connecticut General Court was the colonial-era legislature and governing body of Connecticut, responsible for making laws and overseeing the colony’s administration in early New England.
B. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, serving as its court of last resort and one of the oldest continuously functioning appellate courts in the United States.
C. New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals is the highest appellate court in the state of New York, serving as its court of last resort for interpreting state law and the state constitution.
D. Supreme Court of California
The Supreme Court of California is the state's highest judicial authority, serving as the court of last resort and overseeing the interpretation of California law and the state constitution.
E. Wisconsin Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Wisconsin, responsible for interpreting state law and the Wisconsin Constitution and serving as the court of last resort in the state’s judicial system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of last resort ⓘ state supreme court ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Supreme Court of Connecticut ⓘ linked to: Connecticut Supreme Court
appliesJurisdiction	State of Connecticut ⓘ linked to: Connecticut
appointedBy	Governor of Connecticut ⓘ
appointmentsRequire	confirmation by the Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ
bindingOn	Connecticut Appellate Court ⓘ Connecticut Superior Court ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	Judicial branch ⓘ
buildingStyle	Beaux-Arts (Supreme Court Building, Hartford) ⓘ
canAnswer	certified questions from federal courts on Connecticut law ⓘ
canPromulgate	rules of practice and procedure for Connecticut courts ⓘ
canReview	death penalty cases (historically) ⓘ
citationAbbreviation	Conn. ⓘ linked to: Connecticut
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
courtType	appellate court ⓘ
decisionsReviewableBy	Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions) ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of the United States
establishedIn	18th century ⓘ
governs	precedential law within Connecticut ⓘ
handles	appeals on matters of state law ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Connecticut Bar admission rules ⓘ
hasMandatoryRetirementAge	70 ⓘ
hasNumberOfJustices	7 ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/default.htm ⓘ
hears	administrative appeals on questions of law ⓘ civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ
hearsCases	en banc ⓘ
highestCourtInJurisdiction	Connecticut ⓘ
includesPosition	Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ
interprets	Connecticut common law ⓘ Connecticut statutory law ⓘ Constitution of the State of Connecticut ⓘ linked to: Connecticut state constitution
isPartOf	Judicial Branch of Connecticut ⓘ
jurisdictionType	appellate jurisdiction ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ
location	Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ linked to: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
mayExercise	original jurisdiction in limited circumstances ⓘ
mayIssue	binding precedents on lower Connecticut courts ⓘ
mayReview	questions of state constitutional law ⓘ
oversees	administration of the Connecticut Judicial Branch ⓘ
publishes	official written opinions ⓘ
regulates	practice of law in Connecticut ⓘ
reviews	certain trial court decisions ⓘ decisions of the Connecticut Appellate Court ⓘ
seat	Supreme Court Building, Hartford ⓘ
uses	Connecticut Practice Book ⓘ

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Referenced by (34)

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

Connecticut → highestCourt → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Samuel Huntington → judicialBody → Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors ⓘ

linked to: Connecticut Supreme Court

Connecticut Supreme Court → alsoKnownAs → Supreme Court of Connecticut ⓘ

linked to: Connecticut Supreme Court

State v. Cantwell, 126 Conn. 1, 8 A.2d 533 (1939) → court → Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut ⓘ

linked to: Connecticut Supreme Court

Griswold v. Connecticut → lowerCourt → Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut ⓘ

linked to: Connecticut Supreme Court

Connecticut state constitution → establishesBody → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Judicial Branch of Connecticut → hasComponent → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Judicial Branch of Connecticut → hasHighestCourt → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Connecticut Appellate Court → subordinateTo → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Connecticut Appellate Court → subjectToReviewBy → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Connecticut Appellate Court → hasHigherCourt → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Connecticut Appellate Court → subjectToDiscretionaryReviewBy → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Beaux-Arts (Supreme Court Building, Hartford) → associatedWithInstitution → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Connecticut Practice Book → appliesTo → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Supreme Court Building, Hartford → houses → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Supreme Court Building, Hartford → occupant → Connecticut Supreme Court justices ⓘ

linked to: Connecticut Supreme Court

Connecticut Superior Court → subjectToReviewBy → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Simeon Baldwin → partOf → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Connecticut Reports → coversCourt → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Connecticut Reports → isOfficialReporterFor → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Connecticut Reports → maintainedBy → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Government of Connecticut → judicialBody → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

David Daggett → jurisdiction → Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors ⓘ

linked to: Connecticut Supreme Court

Probate Courts of Connecticut → overseenBy → Connecticut Supreme Court (limited supervisory authority) ⓘ

linked to: Connecticut Supreme Court

Connecticut Rules of Evidence → usedBy → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Connecticut Rules of Evidence → isInterpretedBy → Connecticut Supreme Court decisions ⓘ

linked to: Connecticut Supreme Court

Connecticut Rules of Evidence → canBeAmendedBy → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Connecticut Rules of Appellate Procedure → usedBy → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

subject linked to: Rules of Appellate Procedure

Michael Skakel → appealFiled → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Michael Skakel → convictionVacatedBy → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court → heads → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court → presidesOver → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court → memberOf → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Connecticut Bar → worksWith → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

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