Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
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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. The present Chief Justice is Dr.Shirani Bandaranayake
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
".
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
is the highest post in the judicial system of Sri Lanka and heads the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka is the highest court of the nation of Sri Lanka. The Supreme Court is the highest and final judicial instance of record and is empowered to exercise its powers, subject to the provisions of the Constitution. The Court has ultimate appellate jurisdiction in...
. The Chief Justice is appointed by the President
President of Sri Lanka
The President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the head of government. The President is a dominant political figure in Sri Lanka. The office was created in 1978 but has grown so powerful there have been calls to restrict or even eliminate its power...
, chosen from candidates recommended by the Constitutional Council. The present Chief Justice is Dr.Shirani Bandaranayake
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
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
".
List of Chief Justices
Acting- SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Alexander JohnstonAlexander Johnston (1775–1849)Sir Alexander Johnston, PC, FRS , was a British colonial official who served as Chief Justice of Ceylon. He learned the Tamil, Telugu, and Hindustani languages.- References :... - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Richard Ottley - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Anthony OliphantAnthony OliphantHon. Sir Anthony Oliphant was a British lawyer who was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon by Her Majesty's Government. Prior to his appointment, Sir Anthony was Attorney General in the Cape Colony....
(18-1879) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Richard CayleyRichard CayleySir Richard Cayley was a British lawyer who served as Chief Justice of Ceylon.Richard Cayley was born on 22 April 1833, the son of Edward Cayley and Frances Twopenny...
(1879-1883) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Richard MorganRichard Morgan (lawyer)Sir Richard Morgan was a Ceylonese lawyer, who served as Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was the first Asian in the British Empire to receive a Knighthood and first Ceylonese to be a member of the Governor's Executive Council. Sir Richard was educated at the Colombo Academy.He was the crown advocate...
(1883-) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Charles Peter Layard (1902 - 1906) - A. G. Lascelles (1906)
- SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
J. T. Hutchinson - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Hardinge Giffard - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Bruce Burnside - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
W. Norris - Eugene Wilfred JayewardeneEugene Wilfred JayewardeneJustice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene, KC was a Ceylonese judge, lawyer and politician. He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and is the father of J R Jayewardene the first executive President of Sri Lanka.Born to James Alfred Jayewardene, a Proctor who was the Deputy Coroner of...
- SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
John Howard - Sidney AbrahamsSidney AbrahamsSir Sidney Solomon Abrahams , nicknamed Solly, was a British Olympic athlete and Chief Justice of Ceylon . He was the older brother of famed Olympian Harold Abrahams....
(1936-1939) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Arthur Wijewardena - H.N.G.Fernando
- Victor Tennekoon
- Neville SamarakoonNeville SamarakoonNeville Dunbar Mirahawatte Samarakoon was a Sri Lankan lawyer, who served as Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1984.he's father was A.C.W Samarakoon and mother was Chandrawathi Mirahawatte kumarihamy...
, (1977-1984) - Suppiah SharvanandaSuppiah SharvanandaSuppiah Sharvananda was a Chief Justice of Sri Lanka and the first Governor of the Western Province.-Early life:...
, (1984-1988) - Parinda RanasingheParinda RanasingheJustice Parinda Ranasinghe was a Sri Lankan, judge, who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. He is also the President of the Asia Crime Prevention Foundation....
- 40th - G.P.S. de Silva
- 41st - Sarath N. SilvaSarath N. SilvaSarath Nanda Silva PC is a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.He obtained his Primary and Secondary school education at Trinity College Kandy and continued to Sri Lanka Law College. Prior to civil service, his achievements included work obtaining a Master of Laws degree Magna...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
, (16 September 1999 - 7 June 2009) - 42nd - Asoka de Silva, (8 June 2009 - 17 May 2011)
- 43rd - Dr. Shirani BandaranayakeShirani BandaranayakeDr. Shirani Bandaranayake is the 43rd and current Chief Justice of Sri Lanka. She became the first female Chief Justice of Sri Lanka when she took oaths on May 18, 2011, succeeding the retiring Asoka de Silva....
(17 May 2011 - present)