Sarath N. Silva

Sarath N. Silva
PC
41st Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
In office
16 September 1999 – 7 June 2009
Appointed byChandrika Kumaratunga
Preceded byG. P. S. de Silva
Succeeded byAsoka de Silva
38th Attorney General of Sri Lanka
In office
1996–1999
Preceded byShibly Aziz
Succeeded byK. C. Kamalasabayson
President of the Sri Lankan Court of Appeal
In office
1987 – 1994, 1994–1995 (President)
Personal details
Born (1946-05-17) 17 May 1946 (age 78)
Alma materSri Lanka Law College, University of Brussels

Sarath Nanda Silva PC served as the 41st 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 cum laude from the University of Brussels. He was admitted as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in June 1967 and commenced his career in the Attorney General's department in 1968 as a Crown Counsel. He was promoted to Senior State Counsel in 1975 and Deputy Solicitor-General in 1979. Appointed a Judge of the Sri Lankan Court of Appeal in 1987, he later became the President of the Court in 1994.[1]

  1. ^ http://www.justiceministry.gov.lk/courts[permanent dead link] of Law/THE SUPREME COURT OF SRI LANKA.htm