Westchester County courts
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Westchester County courts are the local judicial system responsible for handling civil, criminal, family, and other legal matters within Westchester County, New York.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westchester County Court | 1 |
| Westchester County Family Court | 1 |
| Westchester County Surrogate's Court | 1 |
| Westchester County courts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7795362 — 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)
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Target entity: Westchester County courts Context triple: [Government of Westchester County, hasJudicialBranch, Westchester County courts]
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A.
New York County Courts
New York County Courts are the trial-level courts in New York County (Manhattan) that handle a wide range of civil and criminal cases within the New York State court system.
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B.
New York Supreme Court
The New York Supreme Court is the state’s principal trial-level court of general jurisdiction, handling major civil and criminal cases across New York.
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C.
New York Surrogate's Court
The New York Surrogate's Court is a specialized state court that handles probate of wills, administration of estates, and related matters involving the affairs of deceased persons in New York.
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D.
District Courts of Nassau County
The District Courts of Nassau County are local trial courts in New York that handle lower-level civil and criminal matters within Nassau County.
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E.
New York City courts
New York City courts are the judicial bodies that handle civil, criminal, family, and administrative cases arising within New York City’s five boroughs under state and local 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: Westchester County courts Target entity description: Westchester County courts are the local judicial system responsible for handling civil, criminal, family, and other legal matters within Westchester County, New York.
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A.
New York County Courts
New York County Courts are the trial-level courts in New York County (Manhattan) that handle a wide range of civil and criminal cases within the New York State court system.
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B.
New York Supreme Court
The New York Supreme Court is the state’s principal trial-level court of general jurisdiction, handling major civil and criminal cases across New York.
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C.
New York Surrogate's Court
The New York Surrogate's Court is a specialized state court that handles probate of wills, administration of estates, and related matters involving the affairs of deceased persons in New York.
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D.
District Courts of Nassau County
The District Courts of Nassau County are local trial courts in New York that handle lower-level civil and criminal matters within Nassau County.
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E.
New York City courts
New York City courts are the judicial bodies that handle civil, criminal, family, and administrative cases arising within New York City’s five boroughs under state and local law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
ⓘ
judicial branch institution ⓘ |
| buildingLocation |
Mount Vernon, New York
ⓘ
New Rochelle, New York ⓘ White Plains, New York ⓘ
linked to:
White Plains
Yonkers, New York ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Westchester County Department of Probation
ⓘ
Westchester County District Attorney's Office ⓘ Westchester County Public Defender services ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| employs |
administrative staff
ⓘ
court clerks ⓘ court officers ⓘ judges ⓘ |
| function |
adjudication of disputes
ⓘ
administration of estates and probate matters ⓘ imposition of criminal sentences ⓘ interpretation and application of New York State law ⓘ protection of legal rights of residents ⓘ resolution of family and custody disputes ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
|
| governingLaw |
New York Civil Practice Law and Rules
ⓘ
New York Criminal Procedure Law ⓘ New York Family Court Act ⓘ New York State Constitution ⓘ New York Surrogate's Court Procedure Act ⓘ
linked to:
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
|
| handles |
civil cases
ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ family law matters ⓘ housing matters ⓘ small claims cases ⓘ traffic matters ⓘ |
| hasOnlineResource | official New York State Unified Court System website ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Westchester County Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Westchester County courts
Westchester County District Courts (local justice courts) ⓘ
linked to:
New York Town and Village Courts
Westchester County Family Court ⓘ
linked to:
Westchester County courts
Westchester County Supreme Court ⓘ
linked to:
New York Supreme Court
Westchester County Surrogate's Court ⓘ
linked to:
Westchester County courts
|
| higherCourt |
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
ⓘ
New York Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Westchester County, New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
Westchester County, New York ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York State Unified Court System
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State Judiciary
|
| serves | residents of Westchester County, New York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Westchester County courts Description of subject: Westchester County courts are the local judicial system responsible for handling civil, criminal, family, and other legal matters within Westchester County, New York.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Westchester County courts
linked to: Westchester County courts
linked to: Westchester County courts