Sir John Thomas (judge)
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Sir John Thomas is a British judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2013 to 2017.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir John Thomas (judge) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5196239 — 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: Sir John Thomas (judge) Context triple: [Jesus College, Oxford, hasAlumni, Sir John Thomas (judge)]
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A.
Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
Judge Lord Thomas Horfield is a fictional British judge who presides over the central murder trial in the film and novel "The Paradine Case."
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B.
Edward Clive (judge)
Edward Clive was an 18th-century British judge and politician who served as a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and later became Baron Clive of Walcot.
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C.
Sir Thomas Jay
Sir Thomas Jay was a historical figure notable enough in early modern England to be honored with the dedication of the literary work "The Witty Fair One."
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D.
Sir Thomas Brock
Sir Thomas Brock was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century British sculptor best known for his grand public monuments and statues, including major works in London.
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E.
Sir Samuel Romilly
Sir Samuel Romilly was a prominent English legal reformer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, best known for his efforts to humanize the criminal law and reduce the use of the death penalty.
- 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: Sir John Thomas (judge) Target entity description: Sir John Thomas is a British judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2013 to 2017.
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A.
Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
Judge Lord Thomas Horfield is a fictional British judge who presides over the central murder trial in the film and novel "The Paradine Case."
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B.
Edward Clive (judge)
Edward Clive was an 18th-century British judge and politician who served as a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and later became Baron Clive of Walcot.
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C.
Sir Thomas Jay
Sir Thomas Jay was a historical figure notable enough in early modern England to be honored with the dedication of the literary work "The Witty Fair One."
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D.
Sir Thomas Brock
Sir Thomas Brock was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century British sculptor best known for his grand public monuments and statues, including major works in London.
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E.
Sir Samuel Romilly
Sir Samuel Romilly was a prominent English legal reformer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, best known for his efforts to humanize the criminal law and reduce the use of the death penalty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British judge
ⓘ
human ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| appointedBy | The Queen (Elizabeth II) as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
English legal system
ⓘ
Welsh legal affairs ⓘ |
| calledToTheBarBy | Inner Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Rugby School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinity Hall, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2017 (as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
administrative law
ⓘ
commercial law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
knighthood
ⓘ
membership of the Privy Council ⓘ |
| hasProfession | jurist ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
FRHistS
ⓘ
FRSA ⓘ PC ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| knownFor | senior judicial leadership in England and Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalEducation | Inner Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| name | Sir John Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | serving as head of the judiciary of England and Wales ⓘ |
| notableRole | head of the judiciary of England and Wales ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
ⓘ
judge ⓘ |
| partOf | Senior Courts of England and Wales (as a judge) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Court judge of the Queen's Bench Division
ⓘ
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Justice of Appeal NERFINISHED ⓘ President of the Queen's Bench Division ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| startTime | 2013 (as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales) ⓘ |
| title |
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Royal Courts of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir John Thomas (judge) Description of subject: Sir John Thomas is a British judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2013 to 2017.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.