Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
E189909
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Scottish judge
Scottish lawyer
human
judge
jurist
law lord
life peer
member of the House of Lords
Lord Rodger of Earlsferry was a prominent Scottish jurist who served as a Law Lord and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Rodger of Earlsferry canonical | 6 |
| Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry | 1 |
| Baron Rodger of Earlsferry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1424791 — 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 Rodger of Earlsferry Context triple: [Trinity Hall, Cambridge, hasAlumni, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry]
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A.
Baron Lamont of Lerwick
Baron Lamont of Lerwick is the life peerage title held by Norman Lamont, a British Conservative politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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B.
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore is a British jurist who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and previously as Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
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C.
Lord Irvine of Lairg
Lord Irvine of Lairg is a British Labour politician and barrister who served as Lord Chancellor under Prime Minister Tony Blair and played a key role in major constitutional reforms in the late 1990s.
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D.
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Linlithgow was a British statesman and colonial administrator best known for serving as Viceroy of India during the critical years leading up to and including much of the Second World War.
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E.
Lord McFall of Alcluith
Lord McFall of Alcluith is a British Labour politician and life peer who serves as the Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the UK House of Lords.
- 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 Rodger of Earlsferry Target entity description: Lord Rodger of Earlsferry was a prominent Scottish jurist who served as a Law Lord and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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A.
Baron Lamont of Lerwick
Baron Lamont of Lerwick is the life peerage title held by Norman Lamont, a British Conservative politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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B.
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore is a British jurist who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and previously as Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
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C.
Lord Irvine of Lairg
Lord Irvine of Lairg is a British Labour politician and barrister who served as Lord Chancellor under Prime Minister Tony Blair and played a key role in major constitutional reforms in the late 1990s.
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D.
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Linlithgow was a British statesman and colonial administrator best known for serving as Viceroy of India during the critical years leading up to and including much of the Second World War.
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E.
Lord McFall of Alcluith
Lord McFall of Alcluith is a British Labour politician and life peer who serves as the Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the UK House of Lords.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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Scottish judge ⓘ Scottish lawyer ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ law lord ⓘ life peer ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| appointedAsJusticeOfSupremeCourtBy | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| appointedAsLordOfAppealInOrdinaryBy | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1944-09-18 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom
|
| deathDate | 2011-06-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
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Kelvinside Academy ⓘ New College, Oxford ⓘ University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| familyName | Rodger ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Scots law
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human rights law ⓘ law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords
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Judicial Committee of the House of Lords ⓘ Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Rodger of Earlsferry
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linked to:
Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
|
| notableFor |
service as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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service as a Law Lord ⓘ |
| occupation |
advocate
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barrister ⓘ judge ⓘ law lord ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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Lord Advocate ⓘ Lord Justice General of Scotland ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Justice General
Lord President of the Court of Session ⓘ Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ Lord of Council and Session ⓘ Senator of the College of Justice ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Edinburgh
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Rodger of Earlsferry Description of subject: Lord Rodger of Earlsferry was a prominent Scottish jurist who served as a Law Lord and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
Bancoult v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No 2)
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judge
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Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
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Bancoult v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No 2)
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majorityOpinionBy
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Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
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linked to: Lord Rodger of Earlsferry