Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
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A Lord of Appeal in Ordinary was a senior judge appointed to serve as a life peer in the UK’s House of Lords, acting as one of the highest appellate judges before the creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T590892 — 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 of Appeal in Ordinary Context triple: [Lord, usedInTitle, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary]
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A.
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is a senior appellate court that reviews civil and criminal cases from lower courts and tribunals within England and Wales.
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B.
Second Petty Bench
The Second Petty Bench is one of the smaller panels of the Supreme Court of Japan that handles a portion of the Court’s appellate caseload, particularly in civil and administrative matters.
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C.
Third Petty Bench
The Third Petty Bench is one of the small specialized panels of the Supreme Court of Japan that handles a subset of the court’s appellate caseload.
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D.
Court of Final Appeal
The Court of Final Appeal is Hong Kong’s highest appellate court, serving as the ultimate authority on legal and constitutional matters in the territory.
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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: Lord of Appeal in Ordinary Target entity description: A Lord of Appeal in Ordinary was a senior judge appointed to serve as a life peer in the UK’s House of Lords, acting as one of the highest appellate judges before the creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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A.
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is a senior appellate court that reviews civil and criminal cases from lower courts and tribunals within England and Wales.
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B.
Second Petty Bench
The Second Petty Bench is one of the smaller panels of the Supreme Court of Japan that handles a portion of the Court’s appellate caseload, particularly in civil and administrative matters.
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C.
Third Petty Bench
The Third Petty Bench is one of the small specialized panels of the Supreme Court of Japan that handles a subset of the court’s appellate caseload.
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D.
Court of Final Appeal
The Court of Final Appeal is Hong Kong’s highest appellate court, serving as the ultimate authority on legal and constitutional matters in the territory.
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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 (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
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life peerage ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Law Lord
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ
surface form:
Lord of Appeal
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| appointedBy | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointmentOnAdviceOf |
Prime Minister
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 2009 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
judiciary
ⓘ
law ⓘ |
| function |
act as final court of appeal for most UK cases
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develop common law ⓘ hear appeals from lower courts ⓘ interpret statutes ⓘ |
| grants | life peerage ⓘ |
| grantsMembership | House of Lords ⓘ |
| hasHouse | House of Lords ⓘ |
| hasLegalAuthorityOver |
appeals
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civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ |
| hasRank |
life peer
ⓘ
senior judge ⓘ |
| hasRole | law lord ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | court of last resort ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedOn | 2009-10-01 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
House of Lords ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| requiredQualification | senior judicial experience ⓘ |
| retirementAge | 70 or 75 depending on appointment date ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority |
United Kingdom-wide appeals in civil matters
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United Kingdom-wide appeals in criminal matters (with some exceptions) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1876 ⓘ |
| style |
Lord
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surface form:
The Lord
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| subordinateTo |
Lord Chancellor of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chancellor (historically)
Senior Law Lord ⓘ |
| termLength | life tenure as peer ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Appellate Committee room
ⓘ
House of Lords chamber ⓘ Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Lord of Appeal in Ordinary Description of subject: A Lord of Appeal in Ordinary was a senior judge appointed to serve as a life peer in the UK’s House of Lords, acting as one of the highest appellate judges before the creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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predecessorOffice
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
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this entity surface form:
Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
this entity surface form:
Lord of Appeal
this entity surface form:
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (Law Lord)
this entity surface form:
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (House of Lords)
this entity surface form:
Lord of Appeal in the Supreme Courts
this entity surface form:
Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
subject surface form:
Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
this entity surface form:
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary to be persons who had held high judicial office
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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predecessorOffice
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
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this entity surface form:
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords