Chief Justice of Sri Lanka

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".

List of Chief Justices

Acting

• Sir Alexander Johnston
• Sir Richard Ottley
• Sir Anthony Oliphant (18-1879)
• Sir Richard Cayley (1879-1883)
• Sir Richard Morgan (1883-)
• Sir Charles Peter Layard (1902 - 1906)
• A. G. Lascelles (1906)
• Sir J. T. Hutchinson^[1]
• Sir Hardinge Giffard
• Sir Bruce Burnside
• Sir W. Norris
• Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene
• Sir John Howard
• Sidney Abrahams (1936-1939)
• Sir Arthur Wijewardena^[2]
• H.N.G.Fernando
• Victor Tennekoon^[3]
• Neville Samarakoon,^[4] (1977-1984)
• Suppiah Sharvananda, (1984-1988)
• Parinda Ranasinghe
• 40th - G.P.S. de Silva
• 41st - Sarath N. Silva, PC, (16 September 1999 - 7 June 2009)
• 42nd - Asoka de Silva, (8 June 2009 - 17 May 2011)
• 43rd - Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake (17 May 2011 - present)

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References

1. ^ Wright, Arnold (1999). Twentieth century impressions of Ceylon: its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources. Asian Educational Services. pp. 916. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=eUF_rS8FEoIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Twentieth+century+impressions+of+Ceylon:+its+history,+people&hl=en&ei=W78ZTtDnG6OKmQWrnakN&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Chief%20Justice&f=false. 
2. ^ First Sri Lankan Chief Justice
3. ^ Justice P. Ramanathan
4. ^ Why no action on judge?

External links

• Supreme Court of Sri Lanka