List of justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
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This is a list of justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.[1] Justices are placed in the order in which they took the judicial oath of office and thereby started their term of office. While many of the justices' positions prior to appointment are simply listed as "lawyer", many had part-time positions, such as teaching, or acted as counsel to various levels of government.
Justices
- Italics Acting Puisne Justice only
- ♦ Began as Provisional or Acting Puisne Justice
- ♠ Tenure demoted to de facto
No. | Name | Province | Birth/death | Term of active service | Term of service as chief | Length in days of active service | Length in days as chief | Appointed by | Law school | Position prior to appointment |
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1 | Codrington Edmund Carrington | England | 1769–1849 | March 1801 – 2 April 1806 | March 1801 – 2 April 1806 | North | — | Counsel to the East India Company | ||
2 | Edmund Henry Lushington | England | 1766–1839 | 5 September 1801 – 1809 | 15 April 1807 – 1809 | North | University of Cambridge | Barrister | ||
3 | Alexander Johnston | Scotland | 1775–1849 | 15 April 1807 – 14 February 1809♦ 6 November 1811 – 1819 | 6 November 1811 – 1819 | 671+? | Maitland | University of Göttingen | Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon | |
4 | William Coke | England | 1776–1818 | 6 March 1809 – 1 September 1818 ♦† | 6 March 1809 – 1811[N 1] | 3,466 | Maitland | University of Oxford | Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon | |
5 | Henry Byrne | 5 November 1818 – 1819 | — | — | Brownrigg | Barrister | ||||
6 | Ambrose Hardinge Giffard | Ireland | 1771–1827 | 8 April 1819 – 2 March 1827 | 8 April 1819 – 2 March 1827 | 2,885 | 2,885 | Brownrigg | Trinity College Dublin | Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon |
7 | Richard Ottley | 1782–1845 | 8 May 1820 – 1833 | 1 November 1827 – 1833 | Barnes | Chief Justice of Grenada | ||||
8 | Henry Matthews | England | 1789–1828 | 10 October 1827 – 1828 | — | — | Barnes | University of Cambridge | Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon | |
9 | Charles Marshall | England | 1788–1873 | 14 June 1828 – 3 March 1836♦ | 18 February 1833 – 3 March 1836 | 2,850 | 1,109 | Barnes | University of Cambridge | |
10 | William Rough | England | 1772–1838 | 18 February 1833 — 1838 | — | — | Wilmot-Horton | University of Cambridge | ||
11 | William Norris | England | 1795–1859 | 1834 – 1837 | 27 April 1836 – 1837 | Wilmot-Horton | Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon | |||
12 | John Jeremie | Guernsey | 1795–1841 | 10 March 1836 – 1840 | — | — | Wilmot-Horton | Public prosecutor of Mauritius | ||
13 | John Fredrick Stoddart | Malta | 1805–1839 | 2 June 1838 – 19 August 1839† | — | 443 | — | Stewart-Mackenzie | University of Glasgow | |
14 | Anthony Oliphant | Scotland | 1793–1859 | 22 October 1838 – 1854 | 22 October 1838 – 1854 | Stewart-Mackenzie | Attorney General of the Cape Colony | |||
15 | J. G. Hillebrand | 23 November 1839 – 1841 | — | — | Stewart-Mackenzie | |||||
16 | William Ogle Carr | England | 1802–1856 | 19 December 1939 — 1856 | 17 April 1854 – 1856 | Stewart-Mackenzie | King's Advocate of Ceylon | |||
17 | John Stark | Scotland | 10 October 1840 – | — | — | Stewart-Mackenzie | Queen's Advocate of Ceylon | |||
18 | Christopher Temple | 28 January 1854 – 1873 | — | — | Anderson | University of Cambridge | Judge of the District Court of Colombo | |||
19 | Paul Ivy Sterling | – 1880 | 20 November 1855 – | — | — | Ward | Trinity College Dublin | Attorney General of Hong Kong | ||
20 | William Carpenter Rowe | England | 1801–1859 | 1857 – 1859 | 1857–1859 | Ward | University of Oxford | |||
21 | Edward Shepherd Creasy | England | 1812–1878 | 27 March 1860 – 1875 | 27 March 1860 – 1875 | — | Ward | University of Cambridge | ||
22 | Richard Morgan | Western Province | 1821–1876 | 1860 – 1860 1857 – 1857 | — | — | Ward | Judge of the District Court of Colombo | ||
23 | George Lawson | 1860 – 1861 1871 – 1872 | — | — | Ward | University of Cambridge | Judge of the District Court of Colombo | |||
24 | Henry Byerley Thomson | 1822–1867 | 1 January 1863 – 1866 | — | — | MacCarthy | University College London University of Cambridge | Queen's Advocate of Ceylon | ||
25 | Charles Henry Stewart | 1824–1894 | 11 January 1867 – 1879 ♦[N 2] | — | — | Robinson | Deputy Queen's Advocate of Ceylon | |||
26 | Richard Cayley | England | 1833–1908 | 26 July 1874 – 1882 | 1 October 1879 – 1882 | — | Gregory | University of Cambridge | Queen's Advocate of Ceylon | |
27 | Lovell Burchett Clarence | England | 1838–1917 | 4 April 1876 – 1888 | — | — | Gregory | University of Cambridge | Acting Queen's Advocate of Ceylon | |
28 | Harry Dias Bandaranaike | British Ceylon | 1822–1901 | 1876 5 July 1879 – 1892 | — Acting Chief Justice [N 3] | — | Gregory Longden | University of Cambridge | Barrister | |
29 | William Hackett | Ireland | 1824–1877 | 3 February 1877 — 1877 | 3 February 1877 — 1877 | — | Gregory | Trinity College Dublin | Chief Justice of Fiji | |
30 | John Budd Phear | England | 1825–1905 | 13 November 1877 – 30 September 1879 | 13 November 1877 – 30 September 1879 | 686 | 686 | Longden | University of Cambridge | High Court of Calcutta |
31 | Archibald Campbell Lawrie | Scotland | 1837–1914 | 6 July 1892 – 1901[N 4] | — | — | Longden | Judge of the District Court of Kandy | ||
32 | Jacobus de Wet | South Africa | 1838–1900 | 31 May 1882 – 29 May 1883 | 31 May 1882 – 29 May 1883 | 363 | 363 | Longden | Leiden University University of London | |
33 | Bruce Burnside | Bahamas | 1833–1909 | 21 May 1883 – 1893[N 5] | 21 May 1883 – 1893 | — | Longden | Queen's Advocate of Ceylon | ||
34 | John Winfield Bonser | England | 1847–1914 | 13 November 1893 – 1902 | 13 November 1893 – 1902 | Havelock | University of Cambridge | Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements | ||
35 | George Henry Withers | 6 July 1892 – 1900 | — | — | Havelock | |||||
36 | Dodwell Browne | Ireland | 1841–1920 | 1895 – 1895 | — | — | Havelock | Trinity College Dublin | Judge of the District Court of Colombo | |
37 | Frederick Charles Moncrieff | 4 April 1900 – 1905 | — | — | Ridgeway | Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Mauritius | ||||
38 | Henry Lorensz Wendt | Western Province | 1858–1911 | 15 October 1901 – 28 November 1910 | — | — | University of Calcutta | Unofficial member of the Legislative Council | ||
39 | John Page Middleton | England | 1851–1932 | 28 January 1902 – 1912 | — | — | Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Cyprus | |||
40 | Charles Layard | Western | 26 April 1902 – 18 June 1906 | 26 April 1902 – 18 June 1906 | 1,514 | 1,514 | ||||
41 | Joseph Richard Grenier | British Ceylon | 1852 – 1926 | 28 November 1910 – 1912♦[N 6] | — | — | ||||
42 | Alexander Wood Renton | Scotland | 3 September 1905 – 1918 | 22 August 1914 – 1918 | — | Blake | University of Edinburgh | Attorneys general of Mauritius | ||
43 | Joseph Turner Hutchinson | England | 1850–1924 | 23 October 1906 – 1 May 1911 | 23 October 1906 – 1 May 1911 | 1,651 | 1,651 | Blake | University of Cambridge | Chief Justice of Cyprus |
44 | Alfred Lascelles | England | 1857–1952 | 1 May 1911 – 1914 | 1 May 1911 – 1914 | — | McCallum | University of Oxford | Attorney General of Ceylon | |
45 | Walter Pereira | 1856-1915 | 4 July 1912 – | — | — | McCallum | University of Calcutta | Solicitor General of Ceylon | ||
46 | James Van Langenberg | Western | 1866–1915 | 1912 – 1915 | — | — | McCallum | University of Oxford | Solicitor General of Ceylon | |
47 | Thomas de Sampayo | Western | 1855–1927 | 1915 – | — | — | University of Cambridge | Commissioner of Assize | ||
48 | George Francis Macdaniel Ennis | 5 August 1912 – | — | — | ||||||
49 | Walter Shaw | England | 1863–1937 | 10 December 1914 – 1921 | — | — | Chalmers | University of Cambridge | Chief Justice of British Honduras | |
50 | Stewart Schneider | Western | 1864–1938 | 1917 – | — | — | Anderson | Solicitor General of Ceylon | ||
51 | Anton Bertram | England | 1869–1937 | 26 July 1918 – 1925 | 26 July 1918 – 1925 | Stubbs | University of Cambridge | Attorney General of Ceylon | ||
52 | Hermann Albert Loos | Western | 1865 – ? | 1919–1920 | — | — | Manning | University College London, University of Cambridge | Judge of the District Court of Colombo | |
53 | William Thomas Porter | England | 1877 – 1928 | 12 January 1922 – | — | — | ||||
54 | Thomas Garvin | 1881–1940 | 21 June 1921 – 1935 | — | — | Manning | Colombo Law College | Solicitor General of Ceylon | ||
55 | John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene | 1877–1927 | 1923 – | — | — | Manning | Judge of the District Court of Colombo | |||
56 | Llewelyn Dalton | 1871–1945 | 14 March 1925 – | — | — | Manning | University of Cambridge | Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of the Gold Coast | ||
57 | Lewis Matthew Maartensz | Western | 1876–1942 | 18 February 1935 – | — | — | ||||
58 | Maas Thajoon Akbar | 1880–1944 | – | — | — | University of Cambridge | Solicitor General of Ceylon | |||
59 | Charles Ernest St. John Branch | 1865–1939 | 3 July 1925 – 25 May 1926 | 3 July 1925 – 25 May 1926 | 326 | 326 | Durham University | |||
60 | Stanley Fisher | England | 1867–1949 | 11 December 1926 – 1930 | 11 December 1926 – 1930 | Clifford | Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago | |||
61 | Robert Lyall-Grant | Scotland | 1875—1955 | 17 February 1926 – | — | — | Clifford | University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh | Attorney General of Kenya | |
62 | Allen Drieberg | Western | 1873–1938 | 19 September 1927 – | — | — | Fletcher | |||
63 | Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene | Western | 1874–1932 | May 1928 – | — | — | Fletcher | Member of the Colombo Municipal Council | ||
64 | Philip James Macdonell | 1873–1940 | 3 October 1930 – 1936 | 3 October 1930 – 1936 | Stanley | University of Oxford | Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago | |||
65 | Lucien Macull Dominic de Silva | Western | 1893–1962 | 1933 – 1934 | — | — | University of Cambridge | Solicitor General of Ceylon | ||
66 | William Edward Barber | – | — | — | ||||||
67 | Francis Harold Bertram | 19 February 1935 – | — | — | Stubbs | |||||
68 | Kenneth Poyser | England | 1882 – 1943 | – 1939 | — | — | University of Oxford | Attorney General of Uganda | ||
69 | Francis Soertsz | 1886 – 1951 | 12 November 1936 – | — | — | Stubbs | ||||
70 | Sidney Abrahams | England | 1885–1957 | 3 July 1936 – 1939 | 3 July 1936 – 1939 | Stubbs | University of Cambridge | |||
71 | Francis Moseley | 2 August 1936 – | — | — | Stubbs | |||||
72 | Vincent Fernando | 11 November 1937 – | — | — | Stubbs | |||||
73 | Hector Hearne | 1892–1962 | 21 May 1937 – | — | — | Stubbs | Puisne Justice of Tanganyika | |||
74 | Arthur Eric Keuneman | 4 March 1938 – | — | — | Caldecott | University of Cambridge | ||||
75 | Oswald Leslie De Kretser II | Western | 1882–1959 | 8 April 1938 – 1945 | — | — | Caldecott | University College, Colombo | Commissioner of Assize | |
76 | Arthur Wijewardena | 1887–1964 | 22 August 1938 – 1950 | 15 January 1949 – 1950 | Caldecott | University of Cambridge | Solicitor General of Ceylon | |||
77 | John Harry Barclay Nihill | England | 1892–1975 | 18 November 1938 – | — | — | Caldecott | University of Cambridge | Attorney General of British Guiana | |
78 | John Curtois Howard | England | 1887–1970 | 1 December 1939 – 1945 | 1 December 1939 – 1945 | Caldecott | University of Cambridge | Attorney General of Cyprus | ||
79 | G. H. F. Cannon | 1885 – | – | — | — | Caldecott | University of Oxford | |||
80 | Edward Jayetileke | 1888–1975 | 14 May 1942 – 11 October 1951 | 1950 – 11 October 1951 | 3,437 | Caldecott | Solicitor General of Ceylon | |||
81 | Alan Rose | England | 1899–1975 | 11 January 1945 – 1956 | 11 October 1951 – 1956 | Moore | University of Cambridge | Solicitor General of British Palestine | ||
82 | A. R. H. Canakeratne | 1886–1960 | 28 March 1945 – | — | — | Moore | Ceylon Law College University of London | Commissioner of Assize | ||
83 | M. W. H. de Silva | 1886–1960 | – | — | — | Moore | University of London | Attorney General of Ceylon | ||
84 | Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike II | 1891–1951 | 3 September 1946 – | — | — | Moore | University of Cambridge | Judge of the District Court of Colombo | ||
85 | C. Nagalingam | 1893–1958 | 22 July 1947 – 1958 | — | — | Moore | Ceylon Law College | Attorney General of Ceylon | ||
86 | Ralph Windham | England | 1905–1980 | 23 July 1947 – 1950 | — | — | Moore | University of Cambridge | Judge of the District Court of Palestine | |
87 | Hema Henry Basnayake | 1902–1981 | 23 October 1947 – 3 August 1964 | 1 January 1956 – 3 August 1964 | 6,129 | 3,137 | Senanayake | Attorney General of Ceylon | ||
88 | Noel Gratiaen | 1904–1973 | 22 March 1948 – 2 May 1956 | — | 2,963 | — | Senanayake | University of Oxford | Member of Parliament | |
89 | E. H. T. Gunasekera | 1900–1962 | 1 March 1949 – 25 January 1962 | — | 4,713 | — | Senanayake | |||
90 | M. F. S. Pulle | 1898–1975 | 28 September 1949 – | — | — | Senanayake | ||||
91 | V. L. St. C. Swan | 1894–1961 | 1 May 1950 – | — | — | Senanayake | ||||
92 | H. A. de Silva | 1891 – | 30 November 1950 – | — | — | Senanayake | ||||
93 | Kairshasp Choksy | Western | – | — | — | |||||
94 | Henry Weerasooriya | 1902 – | 10 July 1953 – 24 February 1964 | — | 3,881 | — | Senanayake | University of London | ||
95 | K. D. de Silva | 1898 – | 10 July 1953 – | — | — | Senanayake | ||||
96 | Miliani Sansoni | 1904 – 1979 | 10 May 1954 – 17 November 1966 | 3 August 1964 – 17 November 1966 | 4,574 | 836 | Kotelawala | University of London | ||
97 | Hugh Fernando | 1910–1976 | 16 May 1955 – 17 November 1973 | 20 November 1966 – 17 November 1973 | 6,760 | 2,554 | Kotelawala | |||
98 | T. S. Fernando | 1906 – | 2 May 1956 – | — | — | Bandaranaike | University of London Colombo Law College | Solicitor General of Sri Lanka | ||
99 | Nadaraja Sinnetamby | 1900 – | 3 May 1956 – | — | — | Bandaranaike | University of London | |||
100 | Lionel W. de Silva | 1898 – | 5 November 1959 – ♦ | — | — | Dahanayake | ||||
101 | Leonard de Silva | 1904 – | 16 August 1966 – | — | — | Senanayake | ||||
102 | Henry Thambiah | Northern | 1906–1997 | 1 December 1961 – 27 May 1968 | — | 2,369 | — | Bandaranaike | University College, Colombo Ceylon Law College University of London | Commissioner of Assize |
103 | Kingsley Herath | 25 January 1962 – | — | — | Bandaranaike | |||||
104 | Asoka Abeyesundere | Southern | 1906–1988 | 20 April 1962 – 3 May 1968 | — | 2,205 | — | Bandaranaike | University of London Ceylon Law College | |
105 | P. Sriskandarajah | 1905–1968 | 22 June 1962 – 8 February 1967 | — | 1,692 | — | Bandaranaike | Ceylon University College Ceylon Law College | Commissioner of Assize | |
106 | Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva | 1913 – | 22 June 1962 – 1974 | 1973–1974 | — | Bandaranaike | University of London | |||
107 | Lionel Sirimanne | 1909–1974 | – | — | — | Bandaranaike | ||||
108 | V. Manicavasagar | Western | 1906–1993 | 17 December 1964 – 14 December 1967 | — | 1,092 | — | Bandaranaike | Colombo Law College | Commissioner of Assize |
109 | Eugene Reginald de Fonseka | Western | 1912–2003 | — | — | Ceylon University College Ceylon Law College University of London | Commissioner of Assize, Deputy Solicitor-General | |||
109 | A. C. Alles | Central | 1911–2003 | 1964 – 1974 | — | — | Bandaranaike | University of Ceylon Ceylon Law College University of London | Solicitor General of Sri Lanka | |
110 | V. Sivasubramaniam | 1908–1985 | 1966 – 1970 | — | — | Senanayake | University of London | Commissioner of Assize | ||
111 | George Samerawickrame | 1916 – | 18 November 1966 – 9 April 1981 | — | 5,256 | — | Senanayake | University College, Colombo | ||
112 | Victor Tennekoon | Central | 1914 – | 8 February 1967 – 1 July 1970 1 January 1974 – 8 September 1977 | 1 January 1974 – 8 September 1977 | 1,239+1,346 | 1,346 | Senanayake | University of London Ceylon Law College | Judge of the Court of Appeal |
113 | Christopher Weeramantry | Western | 1926–2017 | 1967 – 30 April 1972 | — | — | Senanayake | University of Ceylon University of London | Commissioner of Assize | |
114 | Oswald Leslie De Kretser III | Western | 1910 – | 1968 – 21 January 1972 | — | — | Senanayake | University College, Colombo University of London | Judge of the District Court of Panadura | |
115 | Samarapilimudalige Wijayatilake | Central | 1912–1990 | 1968 – 16 May 1975 | — | — | Senanayake | University College, Colombo Ceylon Law College | Commissioner of Assize | |
116 | Pandita Gunawadena | 1909 – | 1968 – 10 February 1971 | — | — | Senanayake | ||||
117 | Vincent Thamotheram | 1915 – | 23 March 1970 – 1980 | — | — | Senanayake | University College, Colombo Ceylon Law College | Commissioner of Assize | ||
118 | Hector Deheragoda | 1913 – | 22 February 1972 – 27 December 1976 | — | 1,770 | — | Bandaranaike | University of London | ||
119 | Cuda Banda Walgampaya | 1913 – | 22 February 1972 – 3 January 1976 | — | 1,411 | — | Bandaranaike | University of London | ||
120 | Jaya Pathirana | 1921–2000 | 22 February 1972 – 1978 | — | — | Bandaranaike | University of London | |||
121 | Dharmadasa Wimalaratne | 1920 – | 10 April 1972 – ? 20 October 1980 – 15 September 1985 | — | 1,791 | — | Bandaranaike | |||
122 | Tellipalai Rajaratnam | 1920–1994 | 10 April 1972 – 1978 | — | — | Bandaranaike | University of London | Commissioner of Assize | ||
123 | Donald Sirimanne | 1914 – | 1973 – | — | — | Gopallawa | ||||
124 | Cyril Udalagama | 1918 – | 1 January 1974 – | — | — | Gopallawa | University of London | |||
125 | T. A. de S. Wijesundera | 1920 – | 1 January 1974 – | — | — | Gopallawa | ||||
126 | Malcolm Perera | 1923 – | 1 January 1974 – | — | — | Gopallawa | ||||
127 | Izadean Mohamed Ismail | 1916 – | 1 January 1974 – 18 December 1981 | — | 2,908 | — | Gopallawa | |||
128 | Joe Weereratne | 1917 – | 1 January 1974 – | — | — | Gopallawa | University of London | |||
129 | Arulampalam Vythialingam | 1916 – | 1 January 1974 – | — | — | Gopallawa | ||||
130 | Noel Tittawela | 1923 – | 1 January 1974 – | — | — | Gopallawa | University of London | |||
131 | Suppiah Sharvananda | Northern | 1923–2007 | 1 January 1974 – 1988 | 29 October 1984 – 1988 | Gopallawa | Colombo Law College University of London | |||
132 | Somaratne Walpita | 1919 – | 1 January 1974 – | — | — | Gopallawa | ||||
133 | Wilmot Gunasekera | 1922 – | 2 May 1974 – | — | — | Gopallawa | University of London | |||
134 | Barnes Ratwatte II | 1918–2004 | 2 December 1974 – ? 11 April 1981 – 22 November 1983 | — | 955 | — | Gopallawa Jayewardene | Ceylon Law College | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |
135 | Raja Wanasundera | Sabaragamuwa | 1924–2012 | 5 June 1975 – ? | — | — | Gopallawa | University College, Colombo Ceylon Law College University of London Stanford University | Solicitor General of Sri Lanka | |
136 | Percy Colin-Thomé | Southern | 1922 – | 12 January 1976 – 1977 29 December 1981 – ? | — | — | Gopallawa Jayewardene | University of Ceylon University of Cambridge | Judge of the High Court of Colombo | |
137 | Neville Samarakoon | 1919–1990 | – 21 October 1984 | 1977 – 21 October 1984 | Jayewardene | University College, Colombo Colombo Law College | ||||
138 | Victor Perera | 24 July 1981 – 18 August 1983 | — | 755 | — | Jayewardene | ||||
139 | J. F. A. Soza | Western | 1919–2013 | 26 January 1982 – 3 February 1984 | — | 738 | — | Jayewardene | University of London | Judge of the Court of Appeal |
140 | Parinda Ranasinghe | 1926 – | 15 November 1982 – 1991 | 1988–1991 | Jayewardene | Colombo Law College | ||||
141 | Abdul Cader | 1920 – | 8 December 1982 – 28 May 1985 | — | 902 | — | Jayewardene | University of London | ||
142 | Heevi Rodrigo | 1919 – | 8 December 1982 – 4 December 1984 | — | 727 | — | Jayewardene | |||
143 | E. A. D. Atukorale | 1924 – | 27 November 1984 – | — | — | Jayewardene | ||||
144 | Herbert Thambiah | Northern | 1926–1992 | 27 November 1984 – 1992 | 1991–1991 | Jayewardene | University of Ceylon Ceylon Law College | Judge of the Court of Appeal | ||
145 | Lucian Hector de Alwis | – 2018 | 27 November 1984 – | — | — | Jayewardene | ||||
146 | O. S. M. Seneviratne | Southern | 1924–2007 | 10 February 1986 – 1989 | — | — | Jayewardene | University of Ceylon Ceylon Law College | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |
147 | H. A. G. de Silva | 1925 – | 10 February 1986 – | — | — | Jayewardene | University of London | Justice of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||
Mark Fernando | 1941–2009 | 4 March 1988 – 2005 | — | — | Jayewardene | University of Ceylon, Peradeniya | ||||
A. R. B. Amerasinghe | 1937–2013 | – | — | — | ||||||
A. R. N. Fernando | – | — | — | |||||||
Ameer Ismail | 1990–1994 | — | — | Premadasa | University of Ceylon Ceylon Law College | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||||
Andrew Ranjan Perera | – | — | — | |||||||
Pathmanathan Ramanathan | 1932–2006 | – | — | — | University of Wales | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||||
K. M. M. B. Kulatunge | – | — | — | |||||||
G. P. S. de Silva | – | 1991–1999 | ||||||||
Sarath N. Silva | 1995 – 16 September 1999 | 16 September 1999 – 7 June 2009 | 3,552 | Kumaratunga | Sri Lanka Law College University of Brussels | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||||
Shirani Bandaranayake | North Western | 1958 – | 30 October 1996 – 13 January 2013 28 January 2015 – 29 January 2015 | 18 May 2011 – 13 January 2013 28 January 2015 – 29 January 2015 | 5,919+1 | 606+1 | Kumaratunga | University of Colombo University of London | Unofficial Bar | |
Asoka De Zoysa Gunawardana[2] | Western | 1942–2004 | 1997–1999 | Kumaratunga | Sri Lanka Law College University of Sydney (PhD) | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||||
C. V. Vigneswaran | Western | 1939 – | March 2001 – October 2004 | — | — | Kumaratunga | University of Ceylon Ceylon Law College | Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||
Asoka de Silva | 1946 – | 1 August 2001 – 17 May 2011 | 8 June 2009 – 17 May 2011 | 3,576 | 708 | Kumaratunga | University of Peradeniya University of Colombo University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||
Chandra Nihal Jayasinghe | 19 February 2003 – 29 February 2008 | — | 1,836 | — | Kumaratunga | University of Colombo University of Lund | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |||
Nimal Dissanayake | – 23 April 2008 | — | — | Kumaratunga | ||||||
Shiranee Tilakawardane | 19 February 2003 – 5 April 2014 | — | 1,901 | — | Kumaratunga | Sri Lanka Law College | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |||
Nimal Gamini Amaratunga | January 2005 – March 2014 | — | — | Kumaratunga | University of Colombo International Maritime Law Institute | Judge of the Court of Appeal | ||||
Saleem Marsoof | February 2005 – 2014 | — | — | Kumaratunga | University of Colombo, University of San Diego School of Law | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||||
Andrew Somawansa | North Western | 28 May 2006 – October 2008 | — | — | Rajapaksa | University of Ceylon University of Nevada | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |||
Jagath Balapatabendi | Southern | – | — | — | Rajapaksa | Ceylon Law College | Judge of the Court of Appeal | |||
K. Sripavan | 1952 – | 27 March 2008 – 28 February 2017 | 30 January 2015 – 28 February 2017 | 3,260 | 760 | Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Law College | Judge of the Court of Appeal | ||
P. A. Ratnayake | 2 May 2008 – 15 February 2013 | — | 1,751 | — | Rajapaksa | University of Brussels | ||||
Chandra Ekanayake | November 2008 – March 2016 | — | — | Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Law College | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||||
S. I. Imam | Central | 9 January 2009 – 20 February 2013 | — | 1,503 | — | Rajapaksa | Judge of the Court of Appeal | |||
R. K. S. Suresh Chandra | 17 June 2010 – July 2012 | — | — | Rajapaksa | ||||||
Sathya Hettige | 10 July 2011 – 18 April 2014 | — | 1,013 | — | Rajapaksa | University of Colombo | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |||
Priyasath Dep | 1953 – | 10 July 2011 – 2 March 2017 | 2 March 2017 – 12 October 2018 | 2,062 | 588 | Rajapaksa | University of Colombo International Institute of Social Studies | Solicitor General of Sri Lanka | ||
Eva Wanasundera | North Western | 1954 – | 7 July 2012 – 14 December 2018 | — | 2,351 | — | Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Law College University of Leicester | Attorney General of Sri Lanka | |
Mohan Peiris♠ | 15 January 2013 – 28 January 2015 | 15 January 2013 – 28 January 2015 | 743 | 743 | Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Law College | Attorney General of Sri Lanka | |||
Rohini Marasinghe | 26 April 2013 – November 2015 | — | — | Rajapaksa | University of Hartford | Judge of the Court of Appeal | ||||
Buwaneka Aluwihare† | 4 December 2013 – present | — | 3,927[3] | — | Rajapaksa | University of London | Additional Solicitor General of Sri Lanka | |||
Sisira de Abrew† | Western | 7 May 2014 – 2 June 2021 | — | 3,773[4] | — | Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Law College | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||
Sarath de Abrew | 1953–2016 | 7 May 2014 – January 2016 | — | — | Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Law College | Judge of the Court of Appeal | |||
Priyantha Jayawardena† | 7 May 2014 – present | — | 3,773[5] | — | Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Law College University of Aberdeen | ||||
Upali Abeyratne | 17 December 2014 – August 2017 | — | — | Rajapaksa | Judge of the Court of Appeal | |||||
Anil Goonaratne | 30 January 2015 – December 2017 | — | — | Sirisena | Sri Lanka Law College University of Exeter | Judge of the Court of Appeal | ||||
Kankanithanthri Chitrasiri | 3 December 2015 – February 2018 | — | 3,198 | — | Sirisena | University of Sri Lanka Queen Mary University of London | Judge of the Court of Appeal | |||
Nalin Perera | 3 March 2016 – 29 April 2019 | 12 October 2018 – 29 April 2019 | 1,142 | 189 | Sirisena | Sri Lanka Law College | Judge of the Court of Appeal | |||
Prasanna Jayawardena | 1956–2019 | 16 June 2016 – 24 December 2019 | — | 1,286 | — | Sirisena | University of Colombo | Unofficial Bar | ||
Vijith Malalgoda† | May 2017 – present | — | [6] | — | Sirisena | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||||
Lalith Dehideniya† | 16 January 2018 – present | — | 2,423[7] | — | Sirisena | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||||
Murdhu Fernando† | 9 March 2018 – present | — | 2,371[8] | — | Sirisena | Senior Additional Solicitor General | ||||
S. Thurairaja† | Central | 9 January 2019 – present | — | 2,065[9] | — | Sirisena | University of Colombo University College London | Justice of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | ||
Gamini Amarasekera† | 9 January 2019 – present | — | 2,065[10] | — | Sirisena | Sri Lanka Law College | Justice of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |||
Padman Surasena† | 9 January 2019 – present | — | 2,065[11] | — | Sirisena | Sri Lanka Law College | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |||
Jayantha Jayasuriya† | 29 April 2019 – present | 29 April 2019 – present | 1,955[12] | 1,955[13] | Sirisena | Attorney General of Sri Lanka | ||||
Yasantha Kodagoda† | 24 January 2020 – present | — | 1,685[14] | — | Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Law College University College London | President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka |
See also
- List of chief justices of Sri Lanka
- List of justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka by court composition
Notes
References
- ^ Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B (1986), The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years, Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services, ISBN 978-955-599-000-4
- ^ "Online edition of Sunday Observer – Business". archives.sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
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Bibliography
- Amerasinghe, A.R.B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years. Ratmalana, Sri Lanka: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 955599000X.
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