Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

E364017

judicial office public office senior judge

A Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is a senior judge serving on the country’s highest appellate court, responsible for making final decisions on points of law of the greatest public importance.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom	2
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom canonical	1
Supreme Court Justices of the United Kingdom	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3505389 — 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: Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Context triple: [Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, replacedBy, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]

A. President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the most senior judge and presiding officer of the UK's highest appellate court, responsible for leading its judicial work and administration.
B. Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales, responsible for representing and overseeing the judicial system.
C. Chief Executive of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Chief Executive of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the senior official responsible for the court’s administration, management, and support services, ensuring its effective and efficient operation.
D. Lord Justice of Appeal
A Lord Justice of Appeal is a senior judge in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales who hears appeals in significant civil and criminal cases.
E. Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the second-highest judicial officer in the UK’s top court, assisting the President in leading the court’s work and often presiding over important cases.
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: Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Target entity description: A Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is a senior judge serving on the country’s highest appellate court, responsible for making final decisions on points of law of the greatest public importance.

A. President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the most senior judge and presiding officer of the UK's highest appellate court, responsible for leading its judicial work and administration.
B. Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales, responsible for representing and overseeing the judicial system.
C. Chief Executive of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Chief Executive of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the senior official responsible for the court’s administration, management, and support services, ensuring its effective and efficient operation.
D. Lord Justice of Appeal
A Lord Justice of Appeal is a senior judge in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales who hears appeals in significant civil and criminal cases.
E. Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the second-highest judicial officer in the UK’s top court, assisting the President in leading the court’s work and often presiding over important cases.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	judicial office ⓘ public office ⓘ senior judge ⓘ
appointedBy	British monarch ⓘ surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointmentAdvisedBy	Prime Minister ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
appointmentRecommendedBy	independent selection commission ⓘ
basedIn	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
canBeRemovedBy	monarch on address of both Houses of Parliament ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy	Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ⓘ
decides	final appeals in civil cases in the United Kingdom ⓘ final appeals in criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	appeals on points of law of general public importance ⓘ
hasMaximumNumber	12 ⓘ
hasOath	judicial oath of office ⓘ
hasPostNominal	SCJ ⓘ
hasRank	senior judiciary of the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasResponsibility	developing the common law in the United Kingdom ⓘ ensuring consistency in interpretation of law across the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasRetirementAge	70 for newer appointees ⓘ 75 for some earlier appointees ⓘ
hasTitleStyle	Lady ⓘ Lord ⓘ
jurisdiction	England and Wales ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
mayHear	devolution issues ⓘ
mayUseLanguage	Welsh in relevant proceedings ⓘ
memberOfBody	full court of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
mustBeIndependentOf	executive ⓘ legislature ⓘ
officeCommenced	1 October 2009 ⓘ
partOf	Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
possiblePanelSize	3 justices ⓘ 7 justices ⓘ 9 justices ⓘ
predecessorOffice	Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ surface form: Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
replaced	Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
requiresQualification	at least 15 years’ qualification as a lawyer or equivalent ⓘ senior judicial experience ⓘ
subordinateTo	Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
typicalPanelSize	5 justices ⓘ
workLocation	Supreme Court building, London ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court building, Parliament Square, London

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Lord of Appeal in Ordinary → replacedBy → Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ

JCPC → composition → Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ

subject surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

this entity surface form: Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Middlesex Guildhall, Parliament Square, London → associatedWith → Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ

subject surface form: Middlesex Guildhall

this entity surface form: Supreme Court Justices of the United Kingdom

independent selection commission → selectionFor → Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ

subject surface form: Independent Selection Commission