United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

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United States district court federal trial court

The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of Connecticut.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut canonical	10
United States Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut	1
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Bridgeport seat	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T517872 — 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 District of Connecticut
Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, reviewsCasesFrom, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut]

A. United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island is the federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law in the state of Rhode Island.
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 District of Massachusetts
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law in the state of Massachusetts.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 District of Connecticut
Target entity description: The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of Connecticut.

A. United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island is the federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law in the state of Rhode Island.
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 District of Massachusetts
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law in the state of Massachusetts.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States district court ⓘ federal trial court ⓘ
abbreviation	D. Conn. ⓘ linked to: District of Connecticut
appealsTo	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ
appellateCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
courtType	trial court ⓘ
established	1789 ⓘ
establishedBy	Judiciary Act of 1789 ⓘ
governingLaw	Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
handles	bankruptcy appeals ⓘ diversity jurisdiction cases ⓘ federal civil litigation ⓘ federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ federal question jurisdiction cases ⓘ habeas corpus petitions ⓘ
hasBuilding	Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building and Courthouse ⓘ Brien McMahon Federal Building and United States Courthouse ⓘ Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse ⓘ
hasClerkOffice	Bridgeport, Connecticut ⓘ linked to: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ linked to: Hartford, Connecticut, United States New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ
hasDivision	Bridgeport Division ⓘ Hartford Division ⓘ New Haven Division ⓘ
hasJudgeType	Article III judge ⓘ United States district judge ⓘ United States magistrate judge ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of Connecticut ⓘ linked to: Connecticut civil cases arising under federal law ⓘ criminal cases arising under federal law ⓘ federal law ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	District of Connecticut ⓘ
partOf	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit territory ⓘ United States District Court system ⓘ linked to: United States district courts federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
seat	Bridgeport, Connecticut ⓘ linked to: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ linked to: Hartford, Connecticut, United States New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ
state	Connecticut ⓘ
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

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Referenced by (12)

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 District of Connecticut ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit → hasPrecedentAuthorityOver → United States District Court for the District of Connecticut ⓘ

New Haven Division → partOf → United States District Court for the District of Connecticut ⓘ

Bridgeport Division → partOf → United States District Court for the District of Connecticut ⓘ

Bridgeport Division → governingBody → United States District Court for the District of Connecticut ⓘ

Hartford Division → partOf → United States District Court for the District of Connecticut ⓘ

Hartford Division → jurisdiction → United States District Court for the District of Connecticut ⓘ

Brien McMahon Federal Building and United States Courthouse → occupant → United States District Court for the District of Connecticut ⓘ

Brien McMahon Federal Building and United States Courthouse → hasCourt → United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Bridgeport seat ⓘ

linked to: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

Pierpont Edwards → employer → United States District Court for the District of Connecticut ⓘ

United States v. The Amistad → originatingCourt → United States District Court for the District of Connecticut ⓘ

United States v. The Amistad → appealedFrom → United States Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut ⓘ