United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

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Article III court federal court of appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit canonical	50
Fourth Circuit	14
4th Cir.	1
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals	1
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit	1
United States District Court for the Fourth Circuit	1
United States in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60789 — 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 Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
D. United States courts of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the federal intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from district courts and federal agencies before potential review by the Supreme Court.
E. Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
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 Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
D. United States courts of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the federal intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from district courts and federal agencies before potential review by the Supreme Court.
E. Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article III court ⓘ federal court of appeals ⓘ
abbreviation	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 4th Cir.
alsoKnownAs	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ surface form: Fourth Circuit
appealsTo	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
circuitNumber	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fourth Circuit
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courthouse	Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse ⓘ
createdBy	Evarts Act ⓘ
established	June 16, 1891 ⓘ
geographicCircuit	Fourth federal judicial circuit ⓘ
governingLaw	United States Constitution ⓘ federal regulations ⓘ federal statutes ⓘ
handlesAppealsFrom	United States District Court for the District of Maryland ⓘ surface form: United States district courts in Maryland United States district courts ⓘ surface form: United States district courts in North Carolina United States district courts ⓘ surface form: United States district courts in South Carolina United States district courts ⓘ surface form: United States district courts in Virginia United States district courts ⓘ surface form: United States district courts in West Virginia
hasLevel	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
judgesConfirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
jurisdiction	Maryland ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
lifeTenure	true ⓘ
locationCity	Richmond, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Richmond
locationState	Virginia ⓘ
numberOfJudges	15 ⓘ
partOf	United States courts of appeals ⓘ federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal judiciary
reviewsCasesFrom	United States District Court for the District of Maryland ⓘ United States District Court for the District of South Carolina ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ⓘ United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina ⓘ United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia ⓘ
seat	Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
typeOfCases	administrative agency appeals ⓘ civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (69)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States courts of appeals → includes → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States v. Comstock → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit → abbreviation → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 4th Cir.

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit → circuitNumber → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit → alsoKnownAs → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Circuit

Dickerson v. United States → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States v. Morrison → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States District Court for the Fourth Circuit

United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Circuit

United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia → subordinateTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Maryland → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Maryland → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina → locatedIn → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia → locatedInJurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of South Carolina → locatedIn → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Circuit

United States District Court for the District of South Carolina → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

Fourth federal judicial circuit → alsoKnownAs → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Circuit

Fourth federal judicial circuit → alsoKnownAs → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Fourth federal judicial circuit → hasCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

Federal Reporter → coversCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

J. Michael Luttig → jurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

J. Michael Luttig → employer → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

King v. Burwell → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina → representsInCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Christopher A. Wray → courtClerkedFor → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

John J. Parker → workLocation → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

John J. Parker → jurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Circuit

EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc. → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. → originatedFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States, Petitioner v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. → originatedFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: United States v. Morrison

Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University → appealedTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

E.D. Va. → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

Rocket Docket → locatedIn → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Circuit

Northern Division → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Division of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland

D. Md. → locatedIn → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Circuit

D. Md. → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

D. Md. → circuitNumber → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Circuit

N.D.W. Va. → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

N.D.W. Va. → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of West Virginia (historical federal court structure) → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: United States District Court for the District of West Virginia

United States District Court for the District of West Virginia (historical federal court structure) → locatedIn → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: United States District Court for the District of West Virginia

this entity surface form: Fourth Circuit

Western District of North Carolina → belongsToCircuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ

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