United States District Court for the Western District of New York

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United States district court federal trial court

The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the western region of New York State, including cities such as Buffalo and Rochester.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
United States District Court for the Western District of New York canonical	6
Office of the Clerk of Court for the Western District of New York	1
federal bar of the Western District of New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T517871 — 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: United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, reviewsCasesFrom, United States District Court for the Western District of New York]

A. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the northern region of New York State.
B. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in parts of New York City and Long Island.
C. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a prominent federal trial court known for handling high-profile civil and criminal cases, particularly in finance, securities, and organized crime, centered in Manhattan and surrounding counties.
D. United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of New Hampshire.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
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: United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Target entity description: The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the western region of New York State, including cities such as Buffalo and Rochester.

A. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the northern region of New York State.
B. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in parts of New York City and Long Island.
C. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a prominent federal trial court known for handling high-profile civil and criminal cases, particularly in finance, securities, and organized crime, centered in Manhattan and surrounding counties.
D. United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of New Hampshire.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States district court ⓘ federal trial court ⓘ
abbreviation	W.D.N.Y. ⓘ linked to: Western New York
appellateCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
courtType	Article III court ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States trial court ⓘ
employs	United States district judges ⓘ United States magistrate judges ⓘ linked to: United States Magistrate Judges court clerks ⓘ court reporters ⓘ probation officers ⓘ
governingLaw	United States Code ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
handles	bankruptcy appeals ⓘ cases involving federal agencies ⓘ civil rights cases under federal law ⓘ federal civil litigation ⓘ federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ habeas corpus petitions ⓘ
hasBuilding	Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building ⓘ Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse ⓘ
hasClerkOffice	Office of the Clerk of Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ linked to: United States District Court for the Western District of New York
hasDivision	Buffalo Division ⓘ Rochester Division ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.nywd.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ linked to: United States bankruptcy courts
jurisdiction	Buffalo, New York ⓘ linked to: Buffalo Rochester, New York ⓘ linked to: Rochester Western District of New York ⓘ linked to: Western New York civil cases arising under federal law in western New York ⓘ criminal cases arising under federal law in western New York ⓘ federal law ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
location	Buffalo, New York ⓘ linked to: Buffalo Rochester, New York ⓘ linked to: Rochester
partOf	Second Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit United States federal judiciary ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States
seat	Buffalo, New York ⓘ linked to: Buffalo Rochester, New York ⓘ linked to: Rochester
state	New York ⓘ
uses	Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ linked to: United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ Federal Rules of Evidence ⓘ linked to: rules of evidence for the federal courts

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit → reviewsCasesFrom → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit → hasPrecedentAuthorityOver → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of New York → hasClerkOffice → Office of the Clerk of Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

linked to: United States District Court for the Western District of New York

Buffalo Division → partOf → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

Rochester Division → partOf → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

Rochester Division → hasParentOrganization → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse → occupant → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse → associatedWith → federal bar of the Western District of New York ⓘ