Triple

T16205806
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hollingsworth v. Perry E393324 entity
Predicate originatingJudge P122154 FINISHED
Object Vaughn R. Walker
Vaughn R. Walker is a former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, known for presiding over the landmark federal trial challenging California's Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban.
E1301178 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Vaughn R. Walker | Statement: [Hollingsworth v. Perry, originatingJudge, Vaughn R. Walker]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vaughn R. Walker
Context triple: [Hollingsworth v. Perry, originatingJudge, Vaughn R. Walker]
  • A. Keith A. Walker
    Keith A. Walker was an American screenwriter and actor best known for writing the family film "Free Willy."
  • B. Mark E. Walker
    Mark E. Walker is a United States federal judge who serves as the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
  • C. Robert J. Walker
    Robert J. Walker was a 19th-century American politician and statesman who served in key federal financial roles, including as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
  • D. Ronald L. Vaughn
    Ronald L. Vaughn is an American academic administrator best known for leading the University of Tampa through significant growth and development as its long-serving president.
  • E. Michael P. Shawver
    Michael P. Shawver is a film editor known for his frequent collaborations with director Ryan Coogler on acclaimed films such as Fruitvale Station, Creed, and Black Panther.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Vaughn R. Walker
Triple: [Hollingsworth v. Perry, originatingJudge, Vaughn R. Walker]
Generated description
Vaughn R. Walker is a former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, known for presiding over the landmark federal trial challenging California's Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vaughn R. Walker
Target entity description: Vaughn R. Walker is a former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, known for presiding over the landmark federal trial challenging California's Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban.
  • A. Keith A. Walker
    Keith A. Walker was an American screenwriter and actor best known for writing the family film "Free Willy."
  • B. Mark E. Walker
    Mark E. Walker is a United States federal judge who serves as the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
  • C. Robert J. Walker
    Robert J. Walker was a 19th-century American politician and statesman who served in key federal financial roles, including as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
  • D. Ronald L. Vaughn
    Ronald L. Vaughn is an American academic administrator best known for leading the University of Tampa through significant growth and development as its long-serving president.
  • E. Michael P. Shawver
    Michael P. Shawver is a film editor known for his frequent collaborations with director Ryan Coogler on acclaimed films such as Fruitvale Station, Creed, and Black Panther.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: originatingJudge
Context triple: [Hollingsworth v. Perry, originatingJudge, Vaughn R. Walker]
  • A. originatingJurisdiction
    Indicates the jurisdiction (such as a country, state, or legal authority) from which something originally comes or under whose laws it was first established.
  • B. presidingJudgeFrom
    Indicates that a particular judge is serving as the presiding judge in a case, proceeding, or jurisdiction originating from a specified place or institution.
  • C. originatedInCourtOf
    Indicates that a legal case, decision, or proceeding began or was first filed in a specified court.
  • D. originatingStateCourt
    Indicates the court in which a legal case or proceeding was originally filed or initiated.
  • E. originatedInCourt
    Indicates that a legal case, decision, or proceeding began or was first filed in a specified court.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d87f1f5bd08190bd01cac0d5b9d2ef completed April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e2270f047c819084645da27759a3d2 completed April 17, 2026, 12:26 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a034307ff088190874d6c00f2741400 completed May 12, 2026, 3:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a03445913088190b8662601da93a3ab completed May 12, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a034517f4148190864d916f4d1ef5ba completed May 12, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e219e11f6081909106b1240a17fd37 completed April 17, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69e21e55a2388190b29a045a8c608ba4 completed April 17, 2026, 11:49 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:03 a.m.