biography

Justice De Silva passed the Final Examination for the Admission of Attorneys-at-Law with Class I Honours and was awarded the Walter Ladduwahetty Gold Medal for Academic Excellence combined with Extra-Curricular Activities and the Hector Jayawardena Gold Medal for the Address to the Jury (English) Contest. He holds a Bachelor of…

Born into a family steeped in legal tradition, Justice Menaka Wijesundera unfolded her path with purpose, culminating in her appointment to the highest court in Sri Lanka. Justice Menaka Wijesundera received her education at Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo. She pursued higher education at the University of Peradeniya and completed her legal…

His Lordship was called to the bar in 1988 and joined the Official Bar in 1989 as a State Counsel, where he gradually rose to the position of Additional Solicitor General. In 2016 he was appointed a President’s Counsel and subsequently elevated as a Judge of the Court of Appeal.…