David L. Bazelon
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David L. Bazelon was a prominent 20th-century American federal judge known for his influential, often progressive decisions on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, particularly in the areas of criminal law and mental health.
All labels observed (1)
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| David L. Bazelon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12902429 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David L. Bazelon Context triple: [Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, officeHoldersInclude, David L. Bazelon]
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Michael Glouberman
Michael Glouberman is a television writer and producer best known for his work on the acclaimed sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
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Michael S. Barr
Michael S. Barr is an American legal scholar and policymaker who serves as a key U.S. financial regulator, overseeing banking supervision and financial stability at the Federal Reserve.
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C.
David Rosenblum
David Rosenblum is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential research in software engineering and formal methods.
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Roger L. Simon
Roger L. Simon is an American novelist, screenwriter, and co-founder of PJ Media, best known for his Moses Wine detective novels and the screenplay for the film "Enemies, A Love Story."
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E.
Russell Binder
Russell Binder is a film and television producer known for his work on projects such as the movie "Part of Me."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David L. Bazelon Target entity description: David L. Bazelon was a prominent 20th-century American federal judge known for his influential, often progressive decisions on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, particularly in the areas of criminal law and mental health.
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A.
Michael Glouberman
Michael Glouberman is a television writer and producer best known for his work on the acclaimed sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
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B.
Michael S. Barr
Michael S. Barr is an American legal scholar and policymaker who serves as a key U.S. financial regulator, overseeing banking supervision and financial stability at the Federal Reserve.
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C.
David Rosenblum
David Rosenblum is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential research in software engineering and formal methods.
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D.
Roger L. Simon
Roger L. Simon is an American novelist, screenwriter, and co-founder of PJ Media, best known for his Moses Wine detective novels and the screenplay for the film "Enemies, A Love Story."
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E.
Russell Binder
Russell Binder is a film and television producer known for his work on projects such as the movie "Part of Me."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American judge
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federal judge ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Harry S. Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-09-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-02-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Northwestern University
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Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| endTime | 1981-06-30 ⓘ |
| endTimeAsChiefJudge | 1978 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Bazelon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
appellate jurisprudence
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criminal law ⓘ mental health law ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Emily Bazelon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law named in his honor ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Lara Bazelon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding rights of criminal defendants
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jurisprudence on competence to stand trial ⓘ reforming insanity defense standards ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy |
liberal
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progressive ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential decisions in criminal law
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influential decisions in mental health law ⓘ progressive judicial philosophy ⓘ |
| notableWork | opinions on insanity defense in the D.C. Circuit ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf | United States judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Superior, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
NERFINISHED
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Miriam H. Bazelon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1949-10-21 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsChiefJudge | 1962 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David L. Bazelon Description of subject: David L. Bazelon was a prominent 20th-century American federal judge known for his influential, often progressive decisions on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, particularly in the areas of criminal law and mental health.
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