Appellate Section
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The Appellate Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division that handles appeals and develops legal positions in federal criminal cases.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appellate Section canonical | 2 |
| Appellate Section of the Criminal Division | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T460204 — 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: Appellate Section Context triple: [Criminal Division, hasSubUnit, Appellate Section]
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A.
Appellate Section
The Appellate Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division responsible for handling appeals and developing legal positions in civil rights cases before federal appellate courts and the Supreme Court.
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B.
Litigation Section
The Litigation Section is a major division of the American Bar Association that focuses on issues, education, and resources related to trial practice and dispute resolution for litigators.
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C.
Special Litigation Section
The Special Litigation Section is a unit of the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces federal civil rights laws through investigations and litigation involving patterns or practices of misconduct by law enforcement, correctional institutions, and other state or local entities.
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D.
Appeals Office
The Appeals Office is an independent administrative body within the IRS that resolves tax disputes between taxpayers and the agency without going to court.
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E.
Law and Policy Section
The Law and Policy Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division that handles legal policy, legislative, and appellate matters related to environmental and natural resource 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: Appellate Section Target entity description: The Appellate Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division that handles appeals and develops legal positions in federal criminal cases.
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A.
Appellate Section
The Appellate Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division responsible for handling appeals and developing legal positions in civil rights cases before federal appellate courts and the Supreme Court.
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B.
Litigation Section
The Litigation Section is a major division of the American Bar Association that focuses on issues, education, and resources related to trial practice and dispute resolution for litigators.
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C.
Special Litigation Section
The Special Litigation Section is a unit of the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces federal civil rights laws through investigations and litigation involving patterns or practices of misconduct by law enforcement, correctional institutions, and other state or local entities.
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D.
Appeals Office
The Appeals Office is an independent administrative body within the IRS that resolves tax disputes between taxpayers and the agency without going to court.
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E.
Law and Policy Section
The Law and Policy Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division that handles legal policy, legislative, and appellate matters related to environmental and natural resource law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal office
ⓘ
section of a government agency ⓘ |
| advises |
Criminal Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Criminal Division trial sections
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| advisesOn | legal issues in federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Supreme Court
United States courts of appeals ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Office of the Solicitor General
ⓘ
United States Attorneys’ Offices appellate units ⓘ |
| coordinates | government positions on recurring federal criminal law issues ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| develops | legal positions for the Criminal Division in appellate courts ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| employs |
appellate specialists
ⓘ
federal government attorneys ⓘ |
| ensures | uniform interpretation of federal criminal statutes within the Department of Justice ⓘ |
| field |
appellate litigation
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ federal criminal procedure ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| handles |
appeals in federal criminal cases
ⓘ
appeals involving constitutional challenges to federal criminal laws ⓘ appeals involving procedural issues in federal criminal trials ⓘ appeals involving sentencing issues ⓘ interlocutory appeals in criminal cases ⓘ post-conviction appeals involving federal criminal statutes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mission | to represent the United States in criminal appeals and to shape federal criminal law through appellate advocacy ⓘ |
| oversees | Criminal Division participation in multi-circuit litigation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Criminal Division
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
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| responsibleFor |
coordinating appellate strategy in Criminal Division cases
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drafting appellate briefs in federal criminal cases ⓘ maintaining consistency in the Department of Justice’s criminal appellate positions ⓘ presenting oral argument in appellate courts ⓘ |
| reviews | draft appellate briefs prepared by other DOJ components in Criminal Division matters ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division ⓘ |
| supports |
United States Attorneys
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surface form:
United States Attorneys’ Offices
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| worksOn |
amicus curiae briefs in appellate courts
ⓘ
petitions for writs of certiorari in criminal cases ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Appellate Section Description of subject: The Appellate Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division that handles appeals and develops legal positions in federal criminal cases.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Appellate Section of the Criminal Division