Chief Justice of Sri Lanka

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Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
අග්‍ර විනිශ්චයකාර
Incumbent
Mohan Peiris
since 15 January 2013
Style The Honourable Justice
Appointer President of Sri Lanka
Term length Until the age of sixty-five years
Inaugural holder Edmund Codrington Carrington
1801
Formation Royal Charter of Justice of 1801

The Chief Justice of Sri Lanka is the highest post in the judicial system of Sri Lanka and heads the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The Chief Justice is appointed by the President, chosen from candidates recommended by the Constitutional Council. Mohan Peiris is the present Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.

The Chief Justice, The Justices of the Supreme Court and The Justices of the Court of Appeal are addressed as "Your Lordship" and receives the title "The Honourable Justice".

List of Chief Justices [edit]

  • § Served as provisional
  • ¤ Chief Justice and President of the Council
  • ° Impeachment charges brought against
  • ♦ Elevated from Associate Justice
  • † Died in office

Data based on:

  • Ceylon in the Jubilee Year, John Ferguson, 1996, Asian Educational Services
  • Chief Justices, 2009, Judicial Service Commission Secretariat [1]
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Name Province Term Elevated by
Chief Justice of Ceylon (1801-1972)
1 Sir Edmund Codrington Carrington[2] 1801 - March 1806
The Honourable Alexander Johnston §[3] 3 April 1806 - 5 April 1807
The Right Honourable Henry Edward Lushington §[4] 1807 - 1809
W. Coke §[4] 1809 - 1811
2 Sir Alexander Johnston ¤[4] 6 November 1811 - 1820
3 Sir Ambrose Hardinge Giffard[4] 1820 - 1827
4 Sir Richard Ottley[4] 1827 - 1833
5 Sir Charles Marshall[4] 1833 - 1836
6 Sir William Norris[4] April 1836 - 1837
7 Sergeant Sir W. Rough[4] April 1837 - 1838
8 Sir Anthony Oliphant[4] 1838 - 1854
9 Sir William Ogle Carr[4] 1854 - 1856
10 Sir William Carpenter Rowe[4] 1856 - 1859
The Honourable P. I. Sterling[4] 1859 - 1860
11 Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy[4] 1860 - 1875
Sir Richard Morgan[4] 1875
The Honourable C. H. Stewart[4] 1875 - 1876
Sir George Anderson[4] 1876 - 1877
12 Sir William Hackett[4] 1877
13 Sir John Budd Phear[4] 1877 - 1879
14 Sir Richard Cayley[4] 1879 – 1882
The Honourable L. B. Clarence[4] 1882
The Honourable J. P. de Wet and Sir George Anderson[4][5] 1882 - 1883
15 Sir Bruce Burnside[4] 1883 - 1885
16 Sir F. Fleming[4] 1885
17 Sir John Winfield Bonser[6] 1893 - 1902
18 Sir Charles Peter Layard[7] 1902 – 1906
Sir Alfred George Lascelles 1906
19 Sir Joseph Turner Hutchinson[8][9] 1906 - 1911
20 Sir Alfred George Lascelles[10] 1911 - 1914
21 Sir Alexander Wood Renton[11] 1914 - 1918
22 Sir Anton Bertram[12] 1918 - 1925
William Thomas Porter[13] 1921
23 Sir Charles Ernest St. John Branch[14] 1925 - 1926
24 Sir Stanley Fisher[15] 1926 - 1931
25 Sir Philip James Macdonell[16] 1931 - 1936
26 Sir Sidney Abrahams 1936 – December 1939
27 Sir John Curtois Howard[17] 1939 - 1949
Sir Francis Soertsz[18] (on several occasions)
28 Sir Arthur Wijewardena[19][20] January 1949 - 1950
29 Sir Edward Jayetileke[21] 1950 - 1952
30 Sir Alan Rose[22] 1952 - 1956
Chellappah Nagalingam Northern Province 1954
31 Eugene Jayewardene ♦ Western Province
32 Hema Henry Basnayake 1956 - 1964
33 Miliani Sansoni 1964 - 1966
34 Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando[23] 1966 - 1973
Chief Justice of Sri Lanka (1972-present)
Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva 1973 - 1974 Gopallawa
35 Victor Tennekoon[24][25] Central Province 1974
36 Neville Samarakoon °[26] 1977 – 1984 Jayewardene
37 Suppiah Sharvananda Northern Province 1984 – 1988
38 Parinda Ranasinghe 1988 - 1991
39 Herbert Thambiah Northern Province 1991 Premadasa
40 G. P. S. de Silva 1991 - 1999
41 Sarath N. Silva 16 September 1999 - 7 June 2009 Kumaratunga
42 Asoka de Silva ♦ 8 June 2009 - 17 May 2011 Rajapaksa
43 Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake ° North Western Province 18 May 2011 – 13 January 2013
44 Mohan Peiris 15 January 2013 - Present

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Chief Justices". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  2. ^ "CARRINGTON, Sir Codrington Edmund (1769-1849), of New House Place, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks.". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 9 November 2012. 
  3. ^ "Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union". Dutch Burgher Union. Retrieved 9 November 2012. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w John Ferguson (1996 [1887]). Ceylon in the Jubilee Year (Repr. ed.). Asian Educational Services. p. 254. ISBN 978-81-206-0963-1. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
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  6. ^ "BONSER, Rt. Hon. Sir John Winfield". Who Was Who. Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  7. ^ "LAYARD, Sir Charles Peter". Who Was Who. Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  8. ^ Wright, Arnold (1999). Twentieth century impressions of Ceylon: its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources. Asian Educational Services. p. 916. 
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  11. ^ "RENTON, Sir Alexander Wood". Who Was Who. Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
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  18. ^ "SOERTSZ, Sir Francis Joseph". Who Was Who. Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  19. ^ First Sri Lankan Chief Justice
  20. ^ "WIJEYEWARDENE, Hon. Sir (Edwin) Arthur (Lewis)". Who Was Who. Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  21. ^ "JAYETILEKE, Sir Edward (George Perera)". Who Was Who. Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  22. ^ "ROSE, Sir Alan (Edward Percival)". Who Was Who. Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  23. ^ "FERNANDO, Hugh Norman Gregory". Who Was Who. Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  24. ^ Justice P. Ramanathan
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  26. ^ Why no action on judge?

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