United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

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United States district court federal trial court

The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Washington State.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington canonical	8

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T587399 — 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: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, reviewsDecisionsOf, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in a large western region of the United States, including states such as California, Arizona, and Washington.
B. United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the southern region of West Virginia.
C. United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of West Virginia.
D. United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Kentucky.
E. United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
The United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal civil and criminal cases arising in the western portion of the state of Michigan.
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: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Target entity description: The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Washington State.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in a large western region of the United States, including states such as California, Arizona, and Washington.
B. United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the southern region of West Virginia.
C. United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of West Virginia.
D. United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Kentucky.
E. United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
The United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal civil and criminal cases arising in the western portion of the state of Michigan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States district court ⓘ federal trial court ⓘ
abbreviation	W.D. Wash. ⓘ
appellateCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ
appliesLaw	United States federal law ⓘ federal civil law ⓘ federal criminal law ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	judicial branch of the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtSystem	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal court system
courtType	trial court ⓘ
handles	civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ
hasCourthouseIn	Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ surface form: Seattle, Washington Tacoma, Washington ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	cases arising under the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States ⓘ civil actions involving the United States government ⓘ diversity jurisdiction cases ⓘ federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ federal question cases ⓘ
hasTypeOfCases	admiralty and maritime cases ⓘ antitrust cases ⓘ bankruptcy appeals ⓘ civil rights actions ⓘ contract disputes involving federal law or parties ⓘ employment discrimination cases ⓘ environmental law cases ⓘ habeas corpus petitions ⓘ immigration-related cases ⓘ intellectual property cases ⓘ prisoner civil rights cases ⓘ securities and financial regulation cases ⓘ social security appeals ⓘ tax cases ⓘ tort claims involving federal law or parties ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	United States bankruptcy court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ
jurisdiction	Western District of Washington ⓘ western region of Washington State ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
levelOfCourt	district court ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington (state)
partOf	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ surface form: United States District Court for the Ninth Circuit federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
regionServed	Puget Sound region ⓘ surface form: western Washington
stateServed	Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington (state)

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

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit → reviewsDecisionsOf → United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ

W.D. Wash. → fullName → United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ

W.D. Wash. → abbreviationFor → United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ

U.S. Courthouse, Seattle → serves → United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ

U.S. Courthouse, Seattle → houses → United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ

U.S. Courthouse, Tacoma → usedBy → United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ

United States bankruptcy court for the Western District of Washington → higherCourt → United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington

United States District Court for the District of Washington (historical predecessor) → hasSuccessor → United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ

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