Lord Justice Clerk
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The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior judge in Scotland, serving as the deputy head of the judiciary and presiding over the Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Justice Clerk canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4318850 — 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: Lord Justice Clerk Context triple: [Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, supports, Lord Justice Clerk]
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A.
Lord Justice General
The Lord Justice General is the senior judge who serves as the head of Scotland’s criminal judiciary and presides over its supreme criminal court.
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B.
Lord Justice
Lord Justice is a senior judicial title used for appellate judges in certain UK jurisdictions, including Northern Ireland.
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C.
Clerk of the Privy Council
The Clerk of the Privy Council is Canada’s top non-partisan public servant, serving as the head of the federal public service and principal advisor to the Prime Minister on public service matters.
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D.
Lord Chancellor of Scotland
The Lord Chancellor of Scotland was a senior Great Officer of State who served as the kingdom’s chief legal officer and a leading political figure, often acting as the monarch’s principal minister and head of the judiciary.
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E.
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.
- 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: Lord Justice Clerk Target entity description: The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior judge in Scotland, serving as the deputy head of the judiciary and presiding over the Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session.
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A.
Lord Justice General
The Lord Justice General is the senior judge who serves as the head of Scotland’s criminal judiciary and presides over its supreme criminal court.
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B.
Lord Justice
Lord Justice is a senior judicial title used for appellate judges in certain UK jurisdictions, including Northern Ireland.
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C.
Clerk of the Privy Council
The Clerk of the Privy Council is Canada’s top non-partisan public servant, serving as the head of the federal public service and principal advisor to the Prime Minister on public service matters.
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D.
Lord Chancellor of Scotland
The Lord Chancellor of Scotland was a senior Great Officer of State who served as the kingdom’s chief legal officer and a leading political figure, often acting as the monarch’s principal minister and head of the judiciary.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish judicial office
ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ |
| advisedBy | First Minister of Scotland ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | LJC ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Monarch of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British monarch
|
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of Scotland ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole | senior judicial figure in state occasions in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| court |
Court of Session
ⓘ
High Court of Justiciary ⓘ |
| currentHolder | Lady Dorrian ⓘ |
| currentHolderStartDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| deputyTo | Lord President of the Court of Session ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
appeals from the Outer House of the Court of Session
ⓘ
appeals from the sheriff courts ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Lord Justice Clerk ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | medieval Scottish judiciary ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Scots law
ⓘ
linked to:
Scots law (to a limited extent)
|
| legalTitleType | life appointment ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Inner House of the Court of Session
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Session Outer House
|
| officeHolders | Lady Dorrian ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Lady Dorrian, Lady Dorrian ⓘ |
| officeType | senior judicial leadership role ⓘ |
| oversees |
civil appeals in Scotland
ⓘ
criminal appeals in Scotland ⓘ |
| participatesIn | High Court of Justiciary ⓘ |
| partOf |
College of Justice
ⓘ
Scottish judiciary ⓘ
linked to:
Judiciary of Scotland
|
| positionInHierarchy | second most senior judge in Scotland ⓘ |
| predecessorOffice | Justice Clerk ⓘ |
| presidesOver |
Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Session Inner House
|
| rank | senior judge ⓘ |
| requires | qualification as advocate or solicitor with rights of audience in the Court of Session ⓘ |
| residence | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| responsibility |
administration of justice in Scotland
ⓘ
judicial leadership ⓘ |
| retirementAge | 70 ⓘ |
| role | deputy head of the judiciary of Scotland ⓘ |
| seat | Parliament House, Edinburgh ⓘ |
| style | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| system | Scottish courts system ⓘ |
| termLength | until retirement age ⓘ |
| worksWith | Senators of the College of Justice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Justice Clerk Description of subject: The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior judge in Scotland, serving as the deputy head of the judiciary and presiding over the Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.