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OLD Antonian Justice Asoka De Silva appointed new Chief Justice

Justice Asoka de Silva yesterday took oaths as Sri Lanka’s 32nd Chief Justice.

Justice de Silva a senior most Sri Lankan judge and a legal luminary, has served the judiciary for 37 years.

He took his oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Senior presidential advisor Basil Rajapakse, presidential secretary Lalith Weerathunga and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa who were also present at the ceremony.

Justice de Silva began his legal career as a government Solicitor in 1972 and was appointed Deputy Solicitor General in 1991 and promoted as an Appeal Court judge in 1995. He was also serving on the judges’ panel of the United Nations War Crimes Commission.

Justice de Silva was a distinguished student of St. Anthony’s College, Kandy, a prestigious Christian educational institution in the hill country and entered, and entered Colombo University where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree.

During his illustrious career, he was awarded scholarships to the London School of Law and the International Development Law Institute in the United States.

Chief Justice Asoka de Silva replaces Sarath N Silva who served as Chief Justice for the past ten years.