lowerCourt

P6920
predicate

Indicates that one court holds a subordinate or inferior position in the judicial hierarchy relative to another court.

All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
higherCourt 242
lowerCourt canonical 93
belowCourt 7

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: lowerCourt
Generated description
Indicates that one court holds a subordinate or inferior position in the judicial hierarchy relative to another court.

Sample triples (362)

Subject Object
United States v. Nixon United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico Supreme Court of Puerto Rico via predicate surface "isLowerCourtThan"
United States v. Comstock United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York New York Court of Appeals via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Osaka High Court Supreme Court of Japan via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Nagoya High Court Supreme Court of Japan via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Fukuoka High Court Supreme Court of Japan via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Sendai High Court Supreme Court of Japan via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Sapporo High Court Supreme Court of Japan via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Cheney v. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Cheney v. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Massachusetts Appeals Court Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Takamatsu High Court Supreme Court of Japan via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Zschernig v. Miller Supreme Court of Oregon
Court of First Instance of Vatican City State Court of Appeal of Vatican City State via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Appellate Court of Maryland Supreme Court of Maryland via predicate surface "higherCourt"
New York City Civil Court Supreme Court of the State of New York via predicate surface "higherCourt"
opinion in Texas v. Johnson Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Bostock v. Clayton County United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
California Courts of Appeal Supreme Court of California via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Schenck v. United States United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Oregon Court of Appeals Oregon Supreme Court via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Los Angeles County Superior Court California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Los Angeles County Superior Court Supreme Court of California via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Government of Maine Maine Superior Court
Government of Maine Maine District Court
Cutter v. Wilkinson United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States v. Morrison United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
linked to: Second Chamber
Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Illinois Appellate Court, First District Supreme Court of Illinois via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Illinois Appellate Court, First District Supreme Court of Illinois via predicate surface "courtLevelBelow"
Kirk Session
linked to: Kirk Sessions
Church of Scotland court system via predicate surface "isLowestCourtIn"
Rajasthan High Court Supreme Court of India via predicate surface "higherCourt"
United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit via predicate surface "higherCourt"
United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Supreme Court of the United States via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review Supreme Court of the United States via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus Supreme Court of California via predicate surface "higherCourt"
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit via predicate surface "higherCourt"
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit via predicate surface "higherCourt"
United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Fourth federal judicial circuit Supreme Court of the United States via predicate surface "higherCourt"
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit via predicate surface "higherCourt"
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit via predicate surface "higherCourt"
Army Court of Criminal Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces via predicate surface "higherCourt"