Lord President of the Court of Session
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The Lord President of the Court of Session is the most senior judge in Scotland, serving as head of the country’s supreme civil court and of the Scottish judiciary.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T528875 — 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 President of the Court of Session Context triple: [Court of Session (in peerage matters), headedBy, Lord President of the Court of Session]
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A.
Lord President of the Council
The Lord President of the Council is a senior UK government minister who presides over the Privy Council and often holds additional high-ranking Cabinet responsibilities.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Lord Advocate
The Lord Advocate is the senior Scottish Law Officer who serves as the chief legal adviser to the Scottish Government and head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.
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E.
Advocate General for Scotland
The Advocate General for Scotland is a UK government minister who serves as the chief legal adviser to the UK Government on Scots law.
- 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 President of the Court of Session Target entity description: The Lord President of the Court of Session is the most senior judge in Scotland, serving as head of the country’s supreme civil court and of the Scottish judiciary.
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A.
Lord President of the Council
The Lord President of the Council is a senior UK government minister who presides over the Privy Council and often holds additional high-ranking Cabinet responsibilities.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Lord Advocate
The Lord Advocate is the senior Scottish Law Officer who serves as the chief legal adviser to the Scottish Government and head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.
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E.
Advocate General for Scotland
The Advocate General for Scotland is a UK government minister who serves as the chief legal adviser to the UK Government on Scots law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish public office
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judicial office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lord President of the Court of Session
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord President
Lord President of the Court of Session ⓘ
surface form:
Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Court of Session Outer House
ⓘ
surface form:
Court of Session
Sheriff courts of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Sheriff Appeal Court (civil jurisdiction)
Sheriff courts of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
sheriff courts (civil jurisdiction)
|
| hasConstitutionalRole | head of the judiciary in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | civil courts of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/ ⓘ |
| hasPower |
assigning judges to courts
ⓘ
issuing practice directions for Scottish courts ⓘ |
| hasRole |
head of Scotland’s supreme civil court
ⓘ
head of the Scottish judiciary ⓘ |
| hasStyle | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| hasTitleForm |
Lady President
ⓘ
Lord President of the Court of Session self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lord President
|
| headOf |
College of Justice
ⓘ
surface form:
Court of Session
College of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish judiciary
|
| is | most senior judge in Scotland ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
ⓘ
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| isSubordinateTo | Monarch of the United Kingdom (in formal constitutional hierarchy) ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Scots law (to a limited extent)
ⓘ
surface form:
Scots law
|
| memberOf | Senators of the College of Justice ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | First Minister of Scotland ⓘ |
| officeCreatedIn | 16th century ⓘ |
| officeHoldersAreMembersOf | College of Justice ⓘ |
| officeHoldersSitIn |
College of Justice
ⓘ
surface form:
First Division of the Inner House
College of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
Inner House of the Court of Session
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| officeHoldersWear | judicial robes ⓘ |
| oversees |
judicial conduct in Scotland
ⓘ
judicial training in Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish legal system
ⓘ
High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
surface form:
supreme courts of Scotland
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| rank | senior judge ⓘ |
| residence | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| seat | Parliament House, Edinburgh ⓘ |
| supervises |
administration of the Court of Session
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administration of the Scottish courts ⓘ |
| worksWith | Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord President of the Court of Session Description of subject: The Lord President of the Court of Session is the most senior judge in Scotland, serving as head of the country’s supreme civil court and of the Scottish judiciary.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord of Session
this entity surface form:
Lord of Session
this entity surface form:
Lord President
this entity surface form:
Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General
Lord President of the Court of Session
→
hasTitleForm
→
Lord President of the Court of Session
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Lord President
this entity surface form:
Office of the Lord President
this entity surface form:
Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General
this entity surface form:
Lord President of the Court of Session (various holders)
this entity surface form:
Lord President
this entity surface form:
Lord President
this entity surface form:
Office of the Lord President