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

List of justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka by court composition.^[1]

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← The Jayasuriya court (2019–Present)

Dec 2020–Present

Aluwihare
de Abrew
Jayawardena
Malalgoda
Dehideniya
Fernando
Thurairaja
Amarasekera
Surasena
Kodagoda
Nawaz
Wickremasinghe
Gooneratne
de Silva
Wengappuli
Samayawardhena

Jan 2020–Dec 2020

Aluwihare
de Abrew
Jayawardena
Malalgoda
Dehideniya
Fernando
Thurairaja
Amarasekera
Surasena
Kodagoda

Dec 2019–Jan 2020

Apr 2019–Dec 2019

v t e ← The Perera court (2018–2019) →
Jan 2019–Apr 2019	Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Jayawardena Malalgoda Dehideniya Fernando Thurairaja Amarasekera Surasena
Dec 2018–Jan 2019	Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Jayawardena Malalgoda Dehideniya Fernando
Oct 2018–Dec 2018	Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Jayawardena Malalgoda Dehideniya Fernando

v t e ← The Dep court (2017–2018) →
Mar 2018–Oct 2018	Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Perera Jayawardena Malalgoda Dehideniya Fernando
Feb 2018–Mar 2018	Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Perera Jayawardena Malalgoda Dehideniya
Jan 2018–Feb 2018	Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Chitrasiri Perera Jayawardena Malalgoda Dehideniya
Dec 2017–Jan 2018	Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Chitrasiri Perera Jayawardena Malalgoda
Aug 2017–Dec 2017	Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Goonaratne Chitrasiri Perera Jayawardena Malalgoda
May 2017–Aug 2017	Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Abeyratne Goonaratne Chitrasiri Perera Jayawardena Malalgoda
Mar 2017–May 2017	Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Abeyratne Goonaratne Chitrasiri Perera Jayawardena

v t e ← The Sripavan court (2015–2017) →
Jun 2016–Feb 2017	Dep Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Abeyratne Goonaratne Chitrasiri Perera Jayawardena
Mar 2016–Jun 2016	Dep Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Abeyratne Goonaratne Chitrasiri Perera
Mar 2016–Mar 2016	Dep Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Abeyratne Goonaratne Chitrasiri
Jan 2016–Mar 2016	Ekanayake Dep Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew Jayawardena Abeyratne Goonaratne Chitrasiri
Dec 2015–Jan 2016	Ekanayake Dep Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew de Abrew Jayawardena Abeyratne Goonaratne Chitrasiri
Nov 2015–Dec 2015	Ekanayake Dep Wanasundera Aluwihare de Abrew de Abrew Jayawardena Abeyratne Goonaratne
Jan 2015–Nov 2015	Ekanayake Dep Wanasundera Marasinghe Aluwihare de Abrew de Abrew Jayawardena Abeyratne Goonaratne

v t e ← The de facto Peiris court (2013–2015) →
Dec 2014–Jan 2015	Sripavan Ekanayake Dep Wanasundera Marasinghe Aluwihare de Abrew de Abrew Jayawardena Abeyratne
2014–Dec 2015	Sripavan Ekanayake Dep Wanasundera Marasinghe Aluwihare de Abrew de Abrew Jayawardena
May 2014– 2014	Marsoof Sripavan Ekanayake Dep Wanasundera Marasinghe Aluwihare de Abrew de Abrew Jayawardena
Apr 2014–May 2014	Marsoof Sripavan Ekanayake Dep Wanasundera Marasinghe Aluwihare
Apr 2014–Apr 2014	Marsoof Sripavan Ekanayake Hettige Dep Wanasundera Marasinghe Aluwihare
Mar 2014–Apr 2014	Tilakawardane Marsoof Sripavan Ekanayake Hettige Dep Wanasundera Marasinghe Aluwihare
Dec 2013–Mar 2014	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ekanayake Hettige Dep Wanasundera Marasinghe Aluwihare
Apr 2013–Dec 2013	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ekanayake Hettige Dep Wanasundera Marasinghe
Feb 2013–Apr 2013	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ekanayake Hettige Dep Wanasundera
Feb 2013–Feb 2013	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ekanayake Imam Hettige Dep Wanasundera
Jan 2013–Feb 2013	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam Hettige Dep Wanasundera

v t e ← The Bandaranayake court (2011–2013) →
Jul 2012–Jan 2013	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam Hettige Dep Wanasundera
Jul 2012–Jul 2012	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam Hettige Dep
Jul 2011–Jul 2012	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam Chandra Hettige Dep
May 2011–Jul 2011	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam Chandra

v t e ← The de Silva court (2009–2011) →
Jun 2010–May 2011	Bandaranayake Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam Chandra
Jun 2009–Jun 2010	Bandaranayake Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam

v t e The Sharvananda court (1984–1988)
Oct 1984–Nov 1984	Wanasundara Wimalaratne Colin-Thomé Ranasinghe Cader Rodrigo
Nov 1984–Dec 1984	Wanasundara Wimalaratne Colin-Thomé Ranasinghe Cader Rodrigo Atukorale Thambiah de Alwis
Dec 1984–May 1985	Wanasundara Wimalaratne Colin-Thomé Ranasinghe Cader Atukorale Thambiah de Alwis
May 1985–Sep 1985	Wanasundara Wimalaratne Colin-Thomé Ranasinghe Atukorale Thambiah de Alwis
Sep 1985–Feb 1986	Wanasundara Colin-Thomé Ranasinghe Atukorale Thambiah de Alwis
Feb 1986–1987	Wanasundara Colin-Thomé Ranasinghe Atukorale Thambiah de Alwis Seneviratne de Silva

v t e The Bertram court (1918–1925)
1918–1919	Ennis Shaw De Sampayo
1919–1920	Ennis Shaw De Sampayo Loos*
1920–1921	Ennis Shaw De Sampayo Schneider*
1921–1921	Ennis Shaw De Sampayo
1921–1922	Ennis Shaw De Sampayo Garvin
1922–1923	Ennis De Sampayo Porter Schneider Garvin
1923–1924	De Sampayo Ennis Porter Schneider Garvin Jayewardene*
1924–1925	Ennis De Sampayo Porter Schneider Garvin Jayewardene*
Acting Chief justice ,*Acting Puisne Judge

v t e The Renton court (1914–1918)
1914–1914	Pereira Ennis De Sampayo*
1914–1915	Pereira Ennis Shaw De Sampayo*
1915–1916	De Sampayo* Pereira Ennis Shaw
1916–1917	Ennis Shaw De Sampayo
1917–1918	Ennis Shaw De Sampayo Schneider*
,*Acting Puisne Judge

v t e The Lascelles court (1911–1914)
1911–1912	Middleton Renton Grenier Van Langenburg*
1912–1913	Renton Pereira Ennis De Sampayo* Van Langenburg*
1913–1914	Renton Pereira Ennis De Sampayo*
,*Acting Puisne Judge

v t e The Hutchinson court (1906–1911)
1906–1907	Wendt Middleton Renton
1907–1909	Wendt Middleton Renton Grenier*
1909–1910	Wendt Middleton Renton Grenier*
1910–1910	Wendt Middleton Renton Grenier* Pereira* Van Langenburg*
1910–1911	Renton Middleton Grenier Pereira* Van Langenburg*
Acting Chief justice, *Acting Puisne Judge

v t e The Layard court (1902–1906)
1902–1903	Moncrieff Wendt Middleton
1903–1903	Moncrieff Wendt Middleton Grenier*
1903–1904	Moncrieff Wendt Middleton
1904–1905	Wendt Middleton Grenier*
1905–1905	Moncrieff Wendt Middleton
1905–1906	Wendt Middleton Renton
,*Acting Puisne Judge

v t e The Bonser court (1893–1902)
1901–1902	Lawrie Moncrieff Wendt
1900–1901	Lawrie Withers Moncrieff
1896–1900	Lawrie Withers
1895–1896	Withers
1895–1895	Withers Browne*
1893–1895	Lawrie Withers
,*Acting Puisne Judge

v t e The Burnside court (1883–1893)
Jul 1892–Nov 1893	Clarence Lawrie
1892–Jul 1892	Clarence Lawrie
1892–1892	Clarence
1891–1892	Clarence Bandaranaike
1890–1891	Bandaranaike
Jun 1888–1890	Clarence Bandaranaike
Jan 1888–Jun 1888	Clarence^ Bandaranaike
May 1883–Jan 1888	Clarence Bandaranaike
Acting Chief justice, ^ On leave

v t e The Creasy court (1860–1875)
Jul 1874–Sep 1875	Stewart Cayley
Aug 1873–Jul 1874	Stewart
1872–Aug 1873	Temple Stewart
Jan 1871–1872	Temple Stewart^ Lawson*
1870–Jan 1871	Temple Stewart
Jan 1867–1870	Temple Stewart
Jan 1863–Jan 1867	Temple Thomson
1862–Jan 1863	Temple
1862–1862	Sterling
Mar 1860–1862	Sterling Temple
Acting Chief justice, *Acting Puisne Judge, ^On leave: 1 Jan - 28 April

v t e The Oliphant court (1838–1854)
Jan 1854–Apr 1854	Carr Temple
1848–Jan 1854	Carr Stark
1847–1848	Carr Stark
Oct 1840–1847	Carr Stark
1839–1840	Jeremie Hillebrand* Carr*
Nov 1839–1839	Jeremie Hillebrand*
Aug 1839–Nov 1839	Jeremie
1839–Aug 1839	Jeremie Stoddart†
Oct 1838–1839	Jeremie Stoddart
Acting Chief justice, *Acting Puisne Judge, † Died in office

v t e The Ottley court (1827–1833)
1832–Feb 1833	Marshall Rough*
Sep 1831–1832	Marshall Rough
1828–Sep 1831	Marshall
Jun 1828–1828	Matthews Marshall§
Nov 1827–Jun 1828	Matthews
§ Served as provisional, Acting Chief justice, *Acting Puisne Judge

See also

References

^ Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B (1986), The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years, Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services, ISBN 978-955-599-000-4

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