List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Justices
Table:
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

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

King's College, 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

Jesus College, Cambridge

10

William Rough

England

1772 - 1838

18 February 1833 - 1838

—

—

Trinity College, Cambridge

11

William Norris

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

—

University of Glasgow

14

Anthony Oliphant

Scotland

1793 – 1859

22 October 1838 - 1854

22 October 1838 - 1854

Attorney General of the Cape Colony

15

J. G. Hildebrand

23 November 1839 –

—

—

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

10 October 1840 –

—

—

Queen's Advocate of Ceylon

18

Christopher Temple

28 January 1854 –

—

—

Judge of the District Court of Colombo

19

Paul Ivy Sterling

20 November 1855 –

—

—

Attorney General of Hong Kong

20

William Carpenter Rowe

- 1860

1857 – 1859

—

21

Edward Shepherd Creasy

England

1812 - 1878

–

27 March 1860 - 1875

University of Cambridge

22

Richard Morgan

–

—

—

Queen's Advocate of Ceylon

23

George Lawson

–

—

—

24

Henry Byerley Thompson

- 1867

1 January 1863 –

—

—

Queen's Advocate of Ceylon

25

Charles Henry Stewart

11 January 1867 – ♦[N 2]

—

—

26

Richard Cayley

England

26 July 1874 – 1882

1 October 1879 – 1882

—

Queen's Advocate of Ceylon

27

Lovell Burchett Clarence

5 July 1879 –

—

—

28

Harry Dias Bandaranaike

5 July 1879 – [N 3]

—

—

29

William Hackett

3 February 1877 - 1877

3 February 1877 - 1877

—

30

John Budd Phear

England

18 October 1877 –

—

—

31

Archibald Campbell Lawrie

1837 - 1914

6 July 1892 – 1901

—

—

Judge of the District Court of Kandy

32

Jacobus de Wet

South Africa

31 May 1882 – 29 May 1883

31 May 1882 – 29 May 1883

363

363

33

Bruce Burnside

Bahamas

21 May 1883 – 1893[N 4]

21 May 1883 – 1893

—

Queen's Advocate of Ceylon

34

John Winfield Bonser

13 November 1893 – 1902

13 November 1893 – 1902

Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements

35

George Henry Withers

–

—

—

36

Dodwell Browne

–

—

—

37

Fredrick Charles Moncrieff

4 April 1900 –

—

—

38

Henry Lorentz Wendt

15 October 1901 – 28 November 1910

—

—

39

John Page Middleton

28 January 1902 – 1912

—

—

Puisine 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

28 November 1910 – 1912♦[N 5]

—

—

42

Alexander Wood Renton

3 September 1905 – 1918

22 August 1914 - 1918

—

43

Alfred George Lascelles

England

1 May 1911 – 1914

1 May 1911 – 1914

—

44

Joseph Turner Hutchinson

England

23 October 1906 – 1 May 1911

23 October 1906 – 1 May 1911

1,651

1,651

45

James Cecil Walter Pereira

4 July 1912 –

—

—

46

James Arthur Van Langenburg

–

—

—

47

Thomas De Sampayo

1915 –

—

—

University of Cambridge

Commissioner of Assize

48

George Francis Macdaniel Ennis

5 August 1912 –

—

—

49

Walter Shaw

10 December 1914 –

—

—

Chief Justice of British Honduras

50

Gualterus Stewart Schneider

–

—

—

51

Anton Bertram

1869 - 1937

26 July 1918 – 1925

26 July 1918 – 1925

University of Cambridge

Attorney General of Ceylon

52

Hermann Albert Loos

–

—

—

53

William Thomas Porter

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

Llwellyn Chisholm Dalton

14 March 1925 –

—

—

57

Lewis Matthew Maartensz

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

1867 -

11 December 1926 – 1930

11 December 1926 – 1930

Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago

61

Robert William Lyall Grant

17 February 1926 –

—

—

62

Allen Drieberg

19 September 1927 –

—

—

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

Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago

65

Lucian Macull Dominic de Silva

–

—

—

66

William Edward Barber

–

—

—

67

Francis Harold Bertram

19 February 1935 –

—

—

68

Kenneth Poyser

–

—

—

69

Francis Soertsz

- 1951

12 November 1936 –

—

—

70

Sidney Abrahams

England

1885 - 1957

3 July 1936 – 1939

3 July 1936 – 1939

University of Cambridge

71

Francis Moseley

2 August 1936 –

—

—

72

Vincent Fernando

11 November 1937 –

—

—

73

Hector Hearne

21 May 1937 –

—

—

74

Arthur Eric Keuneman

4 March 1938 –

—

—

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

University of Cambridge

Solicitor General of Ceylon

77

J. H. B. Nihill

18 November 1938 –

—

—

78

John Curtois Howard

1 December 1939 – 1945

1 December 1939 – 1945

Attorney General of Cyprus

79

G. H. F. Cannon

–

—

—

80

Edward Jayetileke

14 May 1942 – 11 October 1951

1950 – 11 October 1951

3,437

Caldecott

Solicitor General of Ceylon

81

Alan Rose

11 January 1945 – 1956

11 October 1951 – 1956

82

A. R. H. Canakeratne

1886 - 1960

28 March 1945 –

—

—

Ceylon Law College University of London

Commissioner of Assize

83

Manikku Wadumestri Hendrick de Silva

–

—

—

Attorney General of Ceylon

84

Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I

1861 - 1947

3 September 1946 –

—

—

University of Cambridge

Judge of the District Court of Colombo

85

Chellappah Nagalingam

1893 - 1958

22 July 1947 – 1958

—

—

Ceylon Law College

Attorney General of Ceylon

86

Ralph Windham

23 July 1947 –

—

—

87

Hema Henry Basnayake

1902 -

23 October 1947 – 3 August 1964

1 January 1956 – 3 August 1964

6,129

3,137

Senanayake

Attorney General of Ceylon

88

Edward Frederick Noel Gratiaen

22 March 1948 –

—

—

Senanayake

Attorney General of Ceylon

89

E. H. T. Gunasekera

1 March 1949 – 25 January 1962

—

4,713

—

Senanayake

90

M. F. S. Pulle

28 September 1949 –

—

—

Senanayake

91

V. L. St. C. Swan

1 May 1950 –

—

—

Senanayake

92

H. A. de Silva

30 November 1950 –

—

—

Senanayake

93

Kairshasp Choksy

Western

–

—

—

94

Henry Weerasooriya

10 July 1953 – 24 February 1964

—

3,881

—

Senanayake

95

K. D. de Silva

10 July 1953 –

—

—

Senanayake

96

Miliani Sansoni

10 May 1954 – 17 November 1966

3 August 1964 – 17 November 1966

4,574

836

Kotelawala

97

Hugh Fernando

1910 - 1976

16 May 1955 – 17 November 1973

20 November 1966 - 17 November 1973

6,760

2,554

Kotelawala

98

Thusew Samuel Fernando

2 May 1956 –

—

—

Bandaranaike

Colombo Law College

Solicitor General of Sri Lanka

99

Nadaraja Sinnetamby

3 May 1956 –

—

—

Bandaranaike

100

Lionel de Silva

5 November 1959 – ♦

—

—

Dahanayake

101

Leonard de Silva

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

Ceylon Law College

105

Ponnuduraiswamy 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

22 June 1962 – 1974

1973 – 1974

—

Bandaranaike

107

Lionel Sirimanne

–

—

—

Bandaranaike

108

Vaithalingam Manicavasagar

Western

1906 - 1993

17 December 1964 – 14 December 1967

—

1,092

—

Bandaranaike

Colombo Law College

Commissioner of Assize

109

Anthony Alles

Central

1911 – 2003

1964 – 1974

—

—

Bandaranaike

University of Ceylon
Ceylon Law College
University of London

Solicitor General of Sri Lanka

110

Veeravagu Sivasubramaniam

1908 - 1985

1966 – 1970

—

—

Senanayake

University of London

Commissioner of Assize

111

George Samerawickrame

18 November 1966 – 9 April 1981

—

5,256

—

Senanayake

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 -

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

1968 – 10 February 1971

—

—

Senanayake

117

Vincent Thamotheram

1915 -

23 March 1970 – 1980

—

—

Senanayake

Ceylon University College
Ceylon Law College

Commissioner of Assize

118

Hector Deheragoda

22 February 1972 – 27 December 1976

—

1,770

—

Bandaranaike

119

Cuda Banda Walgampaya

22 February 1972 – 3 January 1976

—

1,411

—

Bandaranaike

120

Jaya Pathirana

- 2000

22 February 1972 – 1978

—

—

Bandaranaike

121

Dharmadasa Wimalaratne

10 April 1972 - ?
20 October 1980 – 15 September 1985

—

1,791

—

Bandaranaike

122

Tellipalai Rajaratnam

1920 - 1994

10 April 1972 – 1978

—

—

Bandaranaike

Commissioner of Assize

123

Donald Sirimanne

1973 –

—

—

Gopallawa

124

Cyril Udalagama

1 January 1974 –

—

—

Gopallawa

125

T. A. de S. Wijesundera

1 January 1974 –

—

—

Gopallawa

126

Malcolm Perera

1 January 1974 –

—

—

Gopallawa

127

Izadean Mohamed Ismail

1 January 1974 – 18 December 1981

—

2,908

—

Gopallawa

128

Joe Weereratne

1 January 1974 –

—

—

Gopallawa

129

Arulampalam Vythialingam

1 January 1974 –

—

—

Gopallawa

130

Noel Tittawela

1 January 1974 –

—

—

Gopallawa

131

Suppiah Sharvananda

Northern

1923 - 2007

1 January 1974 – 1988

29 October 1984 – 1988

Gopallawa

Colombo Law College
University of London

132

Somaratne Walpita

1 January 1974 –

—

—

Gopallawa

133

Wilmot Gunasekera

2 May 1974 –

—

—

Gopallawa

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

Anton Soza

Western

1919 - 2013

26 January 1982 – 3 February 1984

—

738

—

Jayewardene

University of London

Judge of the Court of Appeal

140

Parinda Ranasinghe

15 November 1982 – 1991

1988 – 1991

Jayewardene

Colombo Law College

141

Abdul Cader

8 December 1982 – 28 May 1985

—

902

—

Jayewardene

142

Heevi Rodrigo

8 December 1982 – 4 December 1984

—

727

—

Jayewardene

143

E. A. D. Atukorale

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

10 February 1986 –

—

—

Jayewardene

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

Lawyer

C. V. Vigneswaran

Western

1939 -

March 2001 – October 2004

—

—

Kumaratunga

University of Ceylon
Ceylon Law College

Judge of the Court of Appeal

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

Nihal Jayasinghe

19 February 2003 – 29 February 2008

—

1,836

—

Kumaratunga

University of Colombo

Judge of the Court of Appeal

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

Kanagasabapathy 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

—

4,152[2]

—

Rajapaksa

University of London

Additional Solicitor General of Sri Lanka

Sisira de Abrew†

Western

7 May 2014 – present

—

3,998[3]

—

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

—

3,998[4]

—

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

—

3,423

—

Sirisena

University of Sri Lanka
Queen Mary University of London

Judge of the Court of Appeal

Nalin Perera†

3 March 2016 – present

12 October 2018 – present

3,332[5]

2,379[6]

Sirisena

Sri Lanka Law College

Judge of the Court of Appeal

Prasanna Jayawardena†

16 June 2016 – present

—

3,227[7]

—

Sirisena

University of Colombo

Judge of the Court of Appeal

Vijith Malalgoda†

May 2017 – present

—

[8]

—

Sirisena

President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

Lalith Dehideniya†

16 January 2018 – present

—

2,648[9]

—

Sirisena

President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

Murdhu Fernando†

9 March 2018 – present

—

2,596[10]

—

Sirisena

Senior Additional Solicitor General

Sithampbarampillai Thurairaja†

Central

9 January 2019 – present

—

2,290[11]

—

Sirisena

University of Colombo
University College London

Justice of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

Gamini Amarasekera†

9 January 2019 – present

—

2,290[12]

—

Sirisena

Sri Lanka Law College

Justice of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

Padman Surasena†

9 January 2019 – present

—

2,290[13]

—

Sirisena

Sri Lanka Law College

President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

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