Appellate Section
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The Appellate Section is the unit within a United States Attorney’s Office responsible for handling appeals and providing specialized expertise on appellate litigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appellate Section canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11730790 — 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: Appellate Section Context triple: [United States Attorneys’ Offices appellate units, typicalName, Appellate Section]
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A.
Appellate Section
The Appellate Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division responsible for handling appeals and developing legal positions in civil rights cases before federal appellate courts and the Supreme Court.
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B.
Appellate Section
The Appellate Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division that handles appeals and develops legal positions in federal criminal cases.
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C.
Appellate Court Services Division
The Appellate Court Services Division is an administrative unit within the Oregon Judicial Department that provides support and case management services for the state’s appellate courts.
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D.
Appeals Division
The Appeals Division is a specialized unit within the New York County District Attorney’s Office responsible for handling appellate litigation and reviewing convictions and legal rulings from trial courts.
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E.
Appeals Division
The Appeals Division is the branch of the International Criminal Court’s judiciary responsible for reviewing and deciding challenges to trial judgments and sentences.
- 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: Appellate Section Target entity description: The Appellate Section is the unit within a United States Attorney’s Office responsible for handling appeals and providing specialized expertise on appellate litigation.
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A.
Appellate Section
The Appellate Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division responsible for handling appeals and developing legal positions in civil rights cases before federal appellate courts and the Supreme Court.
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B.
Appellate Section
The Appellate Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division that handles appeals and develops legal positions in federal criminal cases.
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C.
Appellate Court Services Division
The Appellate Court Services Division is an administrative unit within the Oregon Judicial Department that provides support and case management services for the state’s appellate courts.
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D.
Appeals Division
The Appeals Division is a specialized unit within the New York County District Attorney’s Office responsible for handling appellate litigation and reviewing convictions and legal rulings from trial courts.
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E.
Appeals Division
The Appeals Division is the branch of the International Criminal Court’s judiciary responsible for reviewing and deciding challenges to trial judgments and sentences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
appellate litigation unit
ⓘ
unit within a United States Attorney’s Office ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office
ⓘ
Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office ⓘ
linked to:
Criminal Division
trial attorneys ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Appellate Staff of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice
ⓘ
linked to:
Appellate Staff of the Civil Division
Criminal Division’s Appellate Section of the Department of Justice ⓘ |
| employs | Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
legal error review
ⓘ
preservation of issues ⓘ record-based litigation ⓘ standards of review ⓘ |
| goal |
defend convictions on appeal
ⓘ
defend favorable civil judgments on appeal ⓘ seek reversal of adverse rulings ⓘ |
| handles |
defense appeals where the United States is appellee
ⓘ
government appeals ⓘ |
| hasRole |
handling appeals
ⓘ
providing specialized expertise on appellate litigation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal courts of appeals ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ |
| operatesAtLevel | district-wide within a federal judicial district ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Attorney’s Office
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Attorney’s Offices
|
| primaryFunction |
advising trial assistants on appellate issues
ⓘ
drafting appellate briefs ⓘ presenting oral argument in appellate courts ⓘ preserving issues for appeal ⓘ |
| provides |
guidance on appellate procedure
ⓘ
guidance on brief writing ⓘ guidance on oral argument preparation ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordinating with the Department of Justice on significant appeals
ⓘ
ensuring consistency in the office’s appellate positions ⓘ monitoring developments in appellate law ⓘ recommending appellate strategy ⓘ reviewing notices of appeal ⓘ training AUSAs on appellate practice ⓘ |
| staffIncludes |
appellate specialists
ⓘ
support staff ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Department of Justice guidelines
ⓘ
policies of the United States Attorney’s Office ⓘ |
| supervises | appellate work of line AUSAs ⓘ |
| typicalVenue |
United States Courts of Appeals
ⓘ
linked to:
United States courts of appeals
United States Supreme Court ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of the United States
|
| uses |
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
ⓘ
local rules of the courts of appeals ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Appellate Section Description of subject: The Appellate Section is the unit within a United States Attorney’s Office responsible for handling appeals and providing specialized expertise on appellate litigation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.