Patricia McGowan Wald
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Patricia McGowan Wald was a pioneering American judge who became the first woman to serve as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and later a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patricia McGowan Wald canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6587489 — 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: Patricia McGowan Wald Context triple: [Trinity College, Washington, D.C., notableAlumnus, Patricia McGowan Wald]
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A.
Patricia Ward
Patricia Ward is best known as the widow of legendary American actor, dancer, and director Gene Kelly.
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B.
Patricia A. Carvell
Patricia A. Carvell was the wife of legendary New York Yankees slugger Roger Maris, with whom she shared a long marriage and family life.
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C.
Patricia Scott
Patricia Scott was the first wife of acclaimed film and theater director Mike Nichols.
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D.
Patricia Strawn
Patricia Strawn is known as the wife of American film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr., a prominent figure in the Hollywood film industry.
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E.
Patricia Southall
Patricia Southall is a former Miss Virginia USA and philanthropist who was previously married to comedian Martin Lawrence and later to NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith.
- 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: Patricia McGowan Wald Target entity description: Patricia McGowan Wald was a pioneering American judge who became the first woman to serve as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and later a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
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A.
Patricia Ward
Patricia Ward is best known as the widow of legendary American actor, dancer, and director Gene Kelly.
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B.
Patricia A. Carvell
Patricia A. Carvell was the wife of legendary New York Yankees slugger Roger Maris, with whom she shared a long marriage and family life.
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C.
Patricia Scott
Patricia Scott was the first wife of acclaimed film and theater director Mike Nichols.
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D.
Patricia Strawn
Patricia Strawn is known as the wife of American film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr., a prominent figure in the Hollywood film industry.
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E.
Patricia Southall
Patricia Southall is a former Miss Virginia USA and philanthropist who was previously married to comedian Martin Lawrence and later to NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American judge
ⓘ
human ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
ⓘ
Bachelor of Laws ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Bar Association Medal
ⓘ
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| birthName | Patricia Ann McGowan ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
American Law Institute
ⓘ
Open Society Justice Initiative ⓘ
linked to:
Open Society Foundations
|
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-09-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-01-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Connecticut College
ⓘ
Yale Law School ⓘ |
| employer |
Legal Aid Agency of the District of Columbia
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Justice
|
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Wald ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
human rights
ⓘ
international criminal law ⓘ law ⓘ |
| genre | legal writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Patricia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
ⓘ
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| name | Patricia McGowan Wald ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first woman to serve as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
ⓘ
pioneering role for women in the American judiciary ⓘ service as a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Torrington, Connecticut
|
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| positionHeld |
Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Assistant Attorney General
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Robert Wald ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patricia McGowan Wald Description of subject: Patricia McGowan Wald was a pioneering American judge who became the first woman to serve as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and later a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Referenced by (2)
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