Recorder of London

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chief judge judicial office public office senior judicial officer

The Recorder of London is a senior judicial officer and chief judge at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey), traditionally serving as the leading legal adviser to the City of London.

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Label	Occurrences
Recorder of London canonical	11

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1851996 — 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: Recorder of London
Context triple: [Sir George Treby, positionHeld, Recorder of London]

A. Will Oldham
Will Oldham is an American singer-songwriter and actor best known for his influential, lo-fi indie folk music released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
B. David Starkey
David Starkey is a British historian and television presenter best known for his work on Tudor history and constitutional affairs.
C. Short Brothers
Short Brothers is a historic British aerospace company best known as one of the world’s first aircraft manufacturers and a pioneer in early aviation and flying boat design.
D. Sunbury Park
Sunbury Park is a public green space in Sunbury-on-Thames, England, offering recreational areas, walking paths, and natural scenery for local residents and visitors.
E. Heinz London
Heinz London was a German-born British physicist best known for his pioneering work on superconductivity, including the development of the London theory with his brother Fritz London.
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: Recorder of London
Target entity description: The Recorder of London is a senior judicial officer and chief judge at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey), traditionally serving as the leading legal adviser to the City of London.

A. Will Oldham
Will Oldham is an American singer-songwriter and actor best known for his influential, lo-fi indie folk music released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
B. David Starkey
David Starkey is a British historian and television presenter best known for his work on Tudor history and constitutional affairs.
C. Short Brothers
Short Brothers is a historic British aerospace company best known as one of the world’s first aircraft manufacturers and a pioneer in early aviation and flying boat design.
D. Sunbury Park
Sunbury Park is a public green space in Sunbury-on-Thames, England, offering recreational areas, walking paths, and natural scenery for local residents and visitors.
E. Heinz London
Heinz London was a German-born British physicist best known for his pioneering work on superconductivity, including the development of the London theory with his brother Fritz London.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chief judge ⓘ judicial office ⓘ public office ⓘ senior judicial officer ⓘ
appliesTo	criminal cases ⓘ
appointedBy	Crown ⓘ
appointedOnAdviceOf	Lord Chancellor ⓘ linked to: Lord Chancellor of England Lord Chief Justice ⓘ linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
associatedWith	City of London livery companies ⓘ linked to: Livery companies of the City of London Crown Court system ⓘ linked to: Crown Court of England and Wales
ceremonialRole	attends City of London civic ceremonies ⓘ participates in the Lord Mayor’s Show ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	other judges sitting at the Old Bailey ⓘ
hasIncumbent	Mark Lucraft ⓘ
hasRole	leading legal adviser to the City of London ⓘ presiding judge at the Old Bailey ⓘ senior judge in serious criminal trials ⓘ
historicalFunction	principal legal adviser to the City of London ⓘ senior judicial officer of the City of London ⓘ
incumbentStartDate	2020 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Central Criminal Court ⓘ Old Bailey ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
locatedIn	City of London ⓘ England ⓘ England and Wales legal system ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England
officeCreatedIn	medieval period ⓘ
officeHolds	chief judge of the Central Criminal Court ⓘ chief judge of the Old Bailey ⓘ
oversees	jury trials at the Old Bailey ⓘ trial of serious criminal offences ⓘ
partOf	judiciary of England and Wales ⓘ
rank	senior circuit judge ⓘ
requiresQualification	King's Counsel ⓘ senior barrister ⓘ
residence	Old Bailey ⓘ
styleOfAddress	My Lady ⓘ My Lord ⓘ
subordinateTo	Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ⓘ Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales ⓘ
traditionallyAdvises	City of London Corporation ⓘ linked to: Corporation of London Lord Mayor of London ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sir George Treby → positionHeld → Recorder of London ⓘ

George Jeffreys → positionHeld → Recorder of London ⓘ

subject linked to: Judge George Jeffreys

Sheriff of the City of London → relatedOffice → Recorder of London ⓘ

Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester → positionHeld → Recorder of London ⓘ

Sir James Eyre → positionHeld → Recorder of London ⓘ

Thomas Audley → positionHeld → Recorder of London ⓘ

Sir Roger Manwood → positionHeld → Recorder of London ⓘ

John Glynne → positionHeld → Recorder of London ⓘ

Mark Lucraft → positionHeld → Recorder of London ⓘ

Recorder of Newcastle → isSimilarTo → Recorder of London ⓘ

Common Serjeant of London → subordinateTo → Recorder of London ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

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