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Sarath N. Silva PC | |
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| 41st Chief Justice of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 16 September 1999 –7 June 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Preceded by | G. P. S. de Silva |
| Succeeded by | Asoka de Silva |
| 38th Attorney General of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Preceded by | Shibly Aziz |
| Succeeded by | K. C. Kamalasabayson |
| President of the Sri Lankan Court of Appeal | |
| In office 1987 –1994,1994–1995 (President) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1946 |
| Alma mater | Sri 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]
