Dame Anne Rafferty (former)
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Dame Anne Rafferty is a distinguished British jurist and former Lady Justice of the Court of Appeal who has also held senior ceremonial roles in higher education.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dame Anne Rafferty (former) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T710513 — 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: Dame Anne Rafferty (former) Context triple: [University of Sheffield, chancellor, Dame Anne Rafferty (former)]
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A.
Patricia Spence
Patricia Spence was the second wife of British philosopher and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell.
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B.
Edwina Booth
Edwina Booth was the daughter of famed 19th-century American actor Edwin Booth and later became known for preserving and promoting her father's theatrical legacy.
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C.
Yvonne McGuinness
Yvonne McGuinness is an Irish visual artist and filmmaker known for her multimedia installations and video art.
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D.
Annette Kaye
Annette Kaye is known as one of Larry King's former wives, with whom he reportedly had a brief marriage and a son.
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E.
Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson is an Irish lawyer and politician who served as the first female President of Ireland and later as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, renowned globally for her advocacy on human rights and social justice.
- 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: Dame Anne Rafferty (former) Target entity description: Dame Anne Rafferty is a distinguished British jurist and former Lady Justice of the Court of Appeal who has also held senior ceremonial roles in higher education.
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A.
Patricia Spence
Patricia Spence was the second wife of British philosopher and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell.
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B.
Edwina Booth
Edwina Booth was the daughter of famed 19th-century American actor Edwin Booth and later became known for preserving and promoting her father's theatrical legacy.
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C.
Yvonne McGuinness
Yvonne McGuinness is an Irish visual artist and filmmaker known for her multimedia installations and video art.
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D.
Annette Kaye
Annette Kaye is known as one of Larry King's former wives, with whom he reportedly had a brief marriage and a son.
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E.
Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson is an Irish lawyer and politician who served as the first female President of Ireland and later as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, renowned globally for her advocacy on human rights and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British judge
ⓘ
Lady Justice of Appeal ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| educatedAt |
Durham University
ⓘ
Trevelyan College, Durham University ⓘ University of Sheffield ⓘ |
| employer |
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
ⓘ
High Court of Justice of England and Wales ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
criminal law
ⓘ
law ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Dame
ⓘ
The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Inner Temple ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ceremonial leadership in higher education
ⓘ
leadership roles in the Criminal Bar ⓘ service as Lady Justice of the Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
ⓘ
judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| partOf | senior judiciary of England and Wales ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Criminal Bar Association of England and Wales
ⓘ
Chancellor of the University of Sheffield ⓘ High Court judge of England and Wales ⓘ The Right Honourable Lady Justice ⓘ
surface form:
Lady Justice of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Lord Justice of Appeal ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Justice of Appeal (England and Wales)
Queen's Counsel ⓘ
surface form:
Queen’s Counsel
Recorder ⓘ judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales ⓘ judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales ⓘ senior ceremonial officer of the University of Sheffield ⓘ |
| residence | England ⓘ |
| title |
The Right Honourable Lady Justice
ⓘ
surface form:
Lady Justice of Appeal
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dame Anne Rafferty (former) Description of subject: Dame Anne Rafferty is a distinguished British jurist and former Lady Justice of the Court of Appeal who has also held senior ceremonial roles in higher education.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.