Tennessee Court of Appeals

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intermediate appellate court state court

The Tennessee Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court that reviews civil case decisions from lower courts within the state of Tennessee.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Tennessee Court of Appeals canonical	7
Tennessee appellate courts	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3449448 — 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: Tennessee Court of Appeals
Context triple: [South Western Reporter, coversJurisdiction, Tennessee Court of Appeals]

A. Tennessee Supreme Court
The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Tennessee, known for its pivotal role in landmark cases such as the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
B. Criminal Court of Tennessee
The Criminal Court of Tennessee is the state trial court that gained historical prominence for presiding over the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial challenging the legality of teaching evolution in public schools.
C. United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the central region of Tennessee.
D. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Tennessee.
E. United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Tennessee.
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: Tennessee Court of Appeals
Target entity description: The Tennessee Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court that reviews civil case decisions from lower courts within the state of Tennessee.

A. Tennessee Supreme Court
The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Tennessee, known for its pivotal role in landmark cases such as the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
B. Criminal Court of Tennessee
The Criminal Court of Tennessee is the state trial court that gained historical prominence for presiding over the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial challenging the legality of teaching evolution in public schools.
C. United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the central region of Tennessee.
D. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Tennessee.
E. United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Tennessee.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intermediate appellate court ⓘ state court ⓘ
appealTo	Tennessee Supreme Court ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Tennessee ⓘ surface form: State of Tennessee
composition	panels of judges ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtOfRecord	true ⓘ
courtSystem	Tennessee trial court system ⓘ surface form: Tennessee state court system
courtType	civil appellate court ⓘ
decidesBy	three-judge panels ⓘ
establishedBy	Tennessee General Assembly ⓘ
excludesJurisdictionOver	criminal appeals ⓘ death penalty appeals ⓘ
governingLaw	Tennessee Code Annotated ⓘ Constitution of Tennessee ⓘ surface form: Tennessee Constitution
handles	appeals on questions of law ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	administrative agency appeals ⓘ civil appeals ⓘ domestic relations appeals ⓘ equity cases on appeal ⓘ probate appeals ⓘ
hasLocation	Jackson, Tennessee ⓘ Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Nashville, Tennessee
hearsAppealsFrom	all regions of Tennessee ⓘ
higherCourt	Tennessee Supreme Court ⓘ
issues	written opinions ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction	Tennessee ⓘ
mayIssue	published opinions ⓘ unpublished opinions ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/court-appeals ⓘ
partOf	Judicial Branch of Tennessee ⓘ Judicial Branch of Tennessee ⓘ surface form: Tennessee judiciary
reviews	civil case decisions ⓘ
reviewsFrom	Tennessee Chancery Courts ⓘ Tennessee Circuit Court ⓘ surface form: Tennessee Circuit Courts Tennessee trial courts ⓘ
seat	Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Nashville, Tennessee
state	Tennessee ⓘ
subjectMatter	administrative law appeals ⓘ civil law ⓘ contract disputes ⓘ family law ⓘ property disputes ⓘ tort cases ⓘ
usesProcedure	Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure (in relevant matters) ⓘ surface form: Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

South Western Reporter → coversJurisdiction → Tennessee Court of Appeals ⓘ

Tennessee Supreme Court Building (Nashville) → occupant → Tennessee Court of Appeals ⓘ

Judicial Branch of Tennessee → hasComponent → Tennessee Court of Appeals ⓘ

Judicial Branch of Tennessee → hasIntermediateAppellateCourt → Tennessee Court of Appeals ⓘ

Tennessee trial court system → subjectToReviewBy → Tennessee Court of Appeals ⓘ

Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure (in relevant matters) → applyTo → Tennessee Court of Appeals ⓘ

subject surface form: Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure

Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure (in relevant matters) → bindingOn → Tennessee Court of Appeals ⓘ

subject surface form: Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure

this entity surface form: Tennessee appellate courts

Tennessee Rules of Evidence → interpretedBy → Tennessee Court of Appeals ⓘ

S.W.3d → coversJurisdiction → Tennessee Court of Appeals ⓘ