Recorder of London
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The Recorder of London is a senior judicial officer and chief judge at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey), traditionally serving as the leading legal adviser to the City of London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Recorder of London canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1851996 — 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: Recorder of London Context triple: [Sir George Treby, positionHeld, Recorder of London]
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A.
Will Oldham
Will Oldham is an American singer-songwriter and actor best known for his influential, lo-fi indie folk music released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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B.
David Starkey
David Starkey is a British historian and television presenter best known for his work on Tudor history and constitutional affairs.
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C.
Short Brothers
Short Brothers is a historic British aerospace company best known as one of the world’s first aircraft manufacturers and a pioneer in early aviation and flying boat design.
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D.
Sunbury Park
Sunbury Park is a public green space in Sunbury-on-Thames, England, offering recreational areas, walking paths, and natural scenery for local residents and visitors.
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E.
Heinz London
Heinz London was a German-born British physicist best known for his pioneering work on superconductivity, including the development of the London theory with his brother Fritz London.
- 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: Recorder of London Target entity description: The Recorder of London is a senior judicial officer and chief judge at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey), traditionally serving as the leading legal adviser to the City of London.
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A.
Will Oldham
Will Oldham is an American singer-songwriter and actor best known for his influential, lo-fi indie folk music released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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B.
David Starkey
David Starkey is a British historian and television presenter best known for his work on Tudor history and constitutional affairs.
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C.
Short Brothers
Short Brothers is a historic British aerospace company best known as one of the world’s first aircraft manufacturers and a pioneer in early aviation and flying boat design.
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D.
Sunbury Park
Sunbury Park is a public green space in Sunbury-on-Thames, England, offering recreational areas, walking paths, and natural scenery for local residents and visitors.
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E.
Heinz London
Heinz London was a German-born British physicist best known for his pioneering work on superconductivity, including the development of the London theory with his brother Fritz London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chief judge
ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ public office ⓘ senior judicial officer ⓘ |
| appliesTo | criminal cases ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Crown ⓘ |
| appointedOnAdviceOf |
Lord Chancellor of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chancellor
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chief Justice
|
| associatedWith |
Livery companies of the City of London
ⓘ
surface form:
City of London livery companies
Crown Court of England and Wales ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Court system
|
| ceremonialRole |
attends City of London civic ceremonies
ⓘ
participates in the Lord Mayor’s Show ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | other judges sitting at the Old Bailey ⓘ |
| hasIncumbent | Mark Lucraft ⓘ |
| hasRole |
leading legal adviser to the City of London
ⓘ
presiding judge at the Old Bailey ⓘ senior judge in serious criminal trials ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
principal legal adviser to the City of London
ⓘ
senior judicial officer of the City of London ⓘ |
| incumbentStartDate | 2020 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Central Criminal Court
ⓘ
Old Bailey ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
England ⓘ England and Wales legal system ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| officeCreatedIn | medieval period ⓘ |
| officeHolds |
chief judge of the Central Criminal Court
ⓘ
chief judge of the Old Bailey ⓘ |
| oversees |
jury trials at the Old Bailey
ⓘ
trial of serious criminal offences ⓘ |
| partOf | judiciary of England and Wales ⓘ |
| rank | senior circuit judge ⓘ |
| requiresQualification |
King's Counsel
ⓘ
senior barrister ⓘ |
| residence | Old Bailey ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress |
My Lady
ⓘ
My Lord ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
ⓘ
Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales ⓘ |
| traditionallyAdvises |
Corporation of London
ⓘ
surface form:
City of London Corporation
Lord Mayor of London ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Recorder of London Description of subject: The Recorder of London is a senior judicial officer and chief judge at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey), traditionally serving as the leading legal adviser to the City of London.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George Jeffreys