California Third District Court of Appeal

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court of appeal intermediate appellate court state court

The California Third District Court of Appeal is an intermediate appellate court in California’s state judiciary that reviews decisions from superior courts in its designated region.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District	3
California Courts of Appeal	2
Third Appellate District	2
3rd Dist. Ct. App.	1
California Third District Court of Appeal canonical	1
Third Appellate District of California	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22034 — 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: California Third District Court of Appeal
Context triple: [Sacramento, judicialSeat, California Third District Court of Appeal]

A. 13th Council District of Los Angeles
The 13th Council District of Los Angeles is a city council district that encompasses much of central Los Angeles, including Hollywood and several surrounding neighborhoods, and is represented by an elected member of the Los Angeles City Council.
B. Atherton, California, United States
Atherton, California, United States is an affluent, primarily residential town in Silicon Valley known for its large estates and status as one of the wealthiest communities in the country.
C. Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest judicial authority in Puerto Rico, responsible for interpreting the territory’s constitution and laws and overseeing its court system.
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. Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California, known for its role as the state’s political center and its historic roots in the Gold Rush era.
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: California Third District Court of Appeal
Target entity description: The California Third District Court of Appeal is an intermediate appellate court in California’s state judiciary that reviews decisions from superior courts in its designated region.

A. 13th Council District of Los Angeles
The 13th Council District of Los Angeles is a city council district that encompasses much of central Los Angeles, including Hollywood and several surrounding neighborhoods, and is represented by an elected member of the Los Angeles City Council.
B. Atherton, California, United States
Atherton, California, United States is an affluent, primarily residential town in Silicon Valley known for its large estates and status as one of the wealthiest communities in the country.
C. Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest judicial authority in Puerto Rico, responsible for interpreting the territory’s constitution and laws and overseeing its court system.
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. Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California, known for its role as the state’s political center and its historic roots in the Gold Rush era.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of appeal ⓘ intermediate appellate court ⓘ state court ⓘ
abbreviation	California Third District Court of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 3rd Dist. Ct. App.
alsoKnownAs	California Third District Court of Appeal ⓘ surface form: Third Appellate District
authority	Constitution of California ⓘ surface form: California Constitution
bindingOn	superior courts within the Third Appellate District ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	Judicial branch ⓘ
cannotConduct	jury trials ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtType	appellate court ⓘ
decides	appeals on the record from the trial court ⓘ
decisionsReviewableBy	Supreme Court of California ⓘ
employs	court clerks ⓘ justices ⓘ staff attorneys ⓘ
establishedBy	California State Legislature ⓘ surface form: California Legislature
fundedBy	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California
governedBy	Constitution of California ⓘ surface form: California Constitution Article VI
handles	appeals from state trial courts ⓘ
hasClerkOfCourt	Clerk/Administrator of the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District ⓘ
hasOfficialReporter	California Appellate Reports ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.courts.ca.gov/3dca.htm ⓘ
hears	civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ writ petitions ⓘ
jurisdiction	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law system ⓘ
level	intermediate appellate ⓘ
location	Sacramento ⓘ surface form: Sacramento, California
mayIssue	unpublished opinions ⓘ
parentCourt	Supreme Court of California ⓘ
partOf	California Third District Court of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: California Courts of Appeal Judicial branch of California ⓘ
publishes	precedential opinions ⓘ
regionServed	California Third District Court of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Third Appellate District of California
reviews	decisions of California superior courts within the Third Appellate District ⓘ
reviewsFor	errors of law ⓘ
seat	Sacramento ⓘ surface form: Sacramento, California
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
subjectMatter	federal law issues arising in state cases ⓘ state law issues ⓘ
subjectTo	rules of the California Rules of Court ⓘ
supervises	superior courts within the Third Appellate District ⓘ
uses	three-justice panels for most cases ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

Sacramento → judicialSeat → California Third District Court of Appeal ⓘ

Constitution of California → establishesBody → California Third District Court of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Courts of Appeal

California Third District Court of Appeal → partOf → California Third District Court of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Courts of Appeal

California Third District Court of Appeal → alsoKnownAs → California Third District Court of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Appellate District

California Third District Court of Appeal → abbreviation → California Third District Court of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 3rd Dist. Ct. App.

California Third District Court of Appeal → regionServed → California Third District Court of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Appellate District of California

California Courts of Appeal → hasComponent → California Third District Court of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Appellate District

Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin → appealsTo → California Third District Court of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District

Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento → appealsTo → California Third District Court of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District

Superior Court of California, County of Placer → appealsTo → California Third District Court of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District

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