List of justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

This is a list of justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. They are listed in the order in which they took the judicial oath of office and commenced their term.

List of justices

19th century

List of justices appointed to the Supreme Court: 1800–1899 Name Appointed by Start / end / length of service Puisne Justice Chief Justice 1 North 1st Chief Justice March 1801 – 2 April 1806 2 North 2nd Chief Justice 15 April 1807 – 1809 3 Maitland 3rd Chief Justice 6 November 1811 – 1819 4 Maitland 6 March 1809 – 1811 5 Brownrigg 5 November 1818 – 1819 6 Brownrigg 4th Chief Justice 7 Barnes 5th Chief Justice 1 November 1827 – 1833 8 Barnes 10 October 1827 – 1828 9 Barnes 6th Chief Justice 10 Wilmot-Horton 18 February 1833 — 1838 11 Wilmot-Horton 1834 – 27 April 1836 7th Chief Justice 27 April 1836 – 1837 12 Wilmot-Horton 10 March 1836 – 1840 13 Stewart-Mackenzie 14 Stewart-Mackenzie 8th Chief Justice 22 October 1838 – 1854 15 Stewart-Mackenzie 23 November 1839 – 1841 16 Stewart-Mackenzie 9th Chief Justice 17 April 1854 – 1856 17 Stewart-Mackenzie 10 October 1840 – ? 18 Anderson 28 January 1854 – 1873 19 Ward 20 November 1855 – ? 20 Ward 10th Chief Justice 1857 – 1859 21 Ward 11th Chief Justice 27 March 1860 – 1875 22 Ward 23 Ward 1860 – 1861 1871 – 1872 24 MacCarthy 1 January 1863 – 1866 25 Robinson 11 January 1867 – 1879 26 Gregory 14th Chief Justice 1 October 1879 – 1882 27 Gregory 4 April 1876 – 1888 28 Gregory Longden 1876 5 July 1879 – 1892 1–12 October 1879 9 January – 5 June 1888 29 Gregory 12th Chief Justice 30 Longden 13th Chief Justice 31 Longden 1 July – 13 November 1877 6 July 1892 – 1901 32 Longden 15th Chief Justice 33 Longden 16th Chief Justice 21 May 1883 – 1893 34 Havelock 17th Chief Justice 13 November 1893 – 1902 35 Havelock 6 July 1892 – 1900 36 Havelock 1895

20th century

List of justices appointed to the Supreme Court: 1900–1999 Name Appointed by Start / end / length of service Puisne Justice Chief Justice 37 Ridgeway 4 April 1900 – 1905 38 Ridgeway 39 Ridgeway 28 January 1902 – 1912 40 Ridgeway 18th Chief Justice 41 Ridgeway 28 November 1910 – 1912 42 Blake 3 September 1905 – 1914 21st Chief Justice 22 August 1914 – 1918 43 Blake 19th Chief Justice 44 McCallum 20th Chief Justice 1 May 1911 – 1914 45 McCallum 4 July 1912 – 46 McCallum 1912–1915 47 McCallum 5 August 1912 – 1925 48 Chalmers 10 December 1914 – 1921 49 Chalmers 1915– 50 Anderson 1917– 51 Stubbs 22nd Chief Justice 26 July 1918 – 1925 52 Manning 1919–1920 53 Manning 12 January 1922 – 54 Manning 21 June 1921 – 1935 55 Manning 1923– 56 Manning 14 March 1925 – 57 Clementi 23rd Chief Justice 58 Clifford 17 February 1926 – 59 Clifford 24th Chief Justice 11 December 1926 – 1930 60 Fletcher 19 September 1927 – 61 Fletcher May 1928 – 62 Stanley 25th Chief Justice 3 October 1930 – 1936 63 William Edward Barber Thomson 1932– 64 Stubbs 1933–1934 65 Stubbs 18 February 1935 – 66 67 Stubbs 19 February 1935 – 68 –1939 69 Stubbs 12 November 1936 – 70 Stubbs 26th Chief Justice 3 July 1936 – 1939 71 Stubbs 2 August 1936 – 72 Caldecott 11 November 1937 – 73 Hector Hearne Stubbs 21 May 1937 – 1944 74 Caldecott 4 March 1938 – 75 Caldecott 8 April 1938 – 1945 76 Caldecott 28th Chief Justice 15 January 1949 – 1950 77 Caldecott 18 November 1938 – 78 Caldecott 27th Chief Justice 1 December 1939 – 1949 79 Caldecott 1939–1947 80 Caldecott 14 May 1942 – 1950 29th Chief Justice 1950 – 11 October 1951 81 Moore 30th Chief Justice 11 October 1951 – 1956 82 Moore 28 March 1945 – 83 Moore 84 Moore 3 September 1946 – 85 Moore 22 July 1947 – 1958 86 Moore 23 July 1947 – 1950 87 Moore 31st Chief Justice 88 Moore 89 Moore 90 Ramsbotham 28 September 1949 – 91 Ramsbotham 1 May 1950 – 92 Ramsbotham 30 November 1950 – 93 Ramsbotham 1951– 94 Ramsbotham 95 Ramsbotham 10 July 1953 – 96 Ramsbotham 32nd Chief Justice 97 Goonetilleke 33rd Chief Justice 98 Goonetilleke 2 May 1956 – 99 Goonetilleke 3 May 1956 – 100 Goonetilleke 5 November 1959 – 101 Goonetilleke 102 Goonetilleke 25 January 1962 – 103 Gopallawa 104 Gopallawa 105 Gopallawa 22 June 1962 – 1973 34th Chief Justice 1973–1974 106 Gopallawa 107 Gopallawa 108 Gopallawa 109 Gopallawa 1964–1974 110 Gopallawa 1966–1970 111 Gopallawa 16 August 1966 – 112 Gopallawa 113 Gopallawa 35th Chief Justice 114 Gopallawa 1967 – 30 April 1972 115 Gopallawa 1968 – 21 January 1972 116 Gopallawa 1968 – 16 May 1975 117 Gopallawa 1968 – 10 February 1971 118 Gopallawa 23 March 1970 – 1980 119 Gopallawa 120 Gopallawa 121 Gopallawa 22 February 1972 – 1978 122 Gopallawa 123 Gopallawa 10 April 1972 – 1978 124 Gopallawa 1973 – 125 Gopallawa 1 January 1974 – 126 Gopallawa 1 January 1974 – 127 Gopallawa 1 January 1974 – 128 Gopallawa 129 Gopallawa 1 January 1974 – 130 Gopallawa 1 January 1974 – 131 Gopallawa 1 January 1974 – 132 Gopallawa 37th Chief Justice 133 Gopallawa 1 January 1974 – 134 Gopallawa 2 May 1974 – 135 Gopallawa 136 Gopallawa 5 June 1975 – 137 Gopallawa 12 January 1976 – 138 Jayewardene 36th Chief Justice 1977 – 21 October 1984 139 Jayewardene 140 Jayewardene 141 Jayewardene 15 November 1982 – 1988 38th Chief Justice 1988–1991 142 Jayewardene 143 Jayewardene 144 Jayewardene 27 November 1984 – 145 Jayewardene 27 November 1984 – 1991 39th Chief Justice 1991 – 14 October 1991 146 Jayewardene 27 November 1984 – 147 Jayewardene 10 February 1986 – 1989 148 Jayewardene 10 February 1986 – 149 Jayewardene 4 March 1988 – 2005 150 Premadasa 1989– 151 Premadasa 152 Premadasa 153 Premadasa 1990–1994 154 Premadasa 155 Premadasa 156 Premadasa 40th Chief Justice 1991–1999 157 Kumaratunga 1995 – 16 September 1999 41st Chief Justice 158 Kumaratunga 43rd Chief Justice 159 Kumaratunga 1996–1999

21st century

List of justices appointed to the Supreme Court: 2000–present Name Appointed by Start / end / length of service Puisne Justice Chief Justice 160 Kumaratunga March 2001 – October 2004 161 Kumaratunga 42nd Chief Justice 162 Kumaratunga 163 Nimal Dissanayake Kumaratunga ? – 23 April 2008 164 Shiranee Tilakawardane Kumaratunga 165 Kumaratunga January 2005 – March 2014 166 Kumaratunga January 2005 – December 2014 167 M. Rajapaksa 28 May 2006 – October 2008 168 M. Rajapaksa 169 M. Rajapaksa 44th Chief Justice 170 M. Rajapaksa 171 M. Rajapaksa November 2008 – March 2016 172 M. Rajapaksa 173 M. Rajapaksa 17 June 2010 – July 2012 174 M. Rajapaksa 175 M. Rajapaksa 45th Chief Justice 176 M. Rajapaksa M. Rajapaksa 177 M. Rajapaksa 26 April 2013 – November 2015 178 M. Rajapaksa 4 December 2013 – January 2024 179 M. Rajapaksa 180 M. Rajapaksa 7 May 2014 – January 2016 181 M. Rajapaksa 7 May 2014 – February 2024 182 M. Rajapaksa 17 December 2014 – August 2017 183 Sirisena 30 January 2015 – December 2017 184 Sirisena 3 December 2015 – February 2018 185 Sirisena 46th Chief Justice 186 Sirisena 187 Sirisena May 2017 – 19 August 2024 188 Sirisena 16 January 2018 – 2023 189 Sirisena 48th Chief Justice 190 Sirisena 49th Chief Justice 191 Sirisena 192 Sirisena 193 Sirisena 47th Chief Justice 194 G. Rajapaksa 195 G. Rajapaksa 196 G. Rajapaksa 197 G. Rajapaksa 198 G. Rajapaksa 199 G. Rajapaksa 200 G. Rajapaksa 201 G. Rajapaksa 202 Wickremesinghe 203 Dissanayake 204 Dissanayake 205 Dissanayake 206 Dissanayake 207 Dissanayake

See also List of justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka by court composition

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References

External links Supreme Court of Sri Lanka website