List of justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

Top left: Codrington Edmund Carrington was the first Chief Justice of Ceylon.
Top right: Shirani Bandaranayake was the 43rd Chief Justice and the first of only two women to hold the position.

This is a list of justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. They are listed in the order in which they took the judicial oath of office and commenced their term.^[1]^[2]^[3]

List of justices

19th century

As of 28 February 2025

List of justices appointed to the Supreme Court: 1800–1899
No.	Name	Appointed by	Start date / length of service
No.	Name	Appointed by	As Puisne Justice	As Chief Justice
1	Codrington Edmund Carrington	North	—	March 1801 – 2 April 1806
2	Edmund Henry Lushington	North	5 September 1801 – 14 April 1807 (1801-09-05 – 1807-04-14) 5 years, 221 days	15 April 1807 – 1809
3	Alexander Johnston	Maitland	15 April 1807 – 14 February 1809 (1807-04-15 – 1809-02-14) 1 year, 305 days	6 November 1811 – 1819
4	William Coke	Maitland	6 March 1809 – 1 September 1818 (1809-03-06 – 1818-09-01) 9 years, 179 days	6 March 1809 – 1811^[a]
5	Henry Byrne	Brownrigg	5 November 1818 – 1819	—
6	Ambrose Hardinge Giffard	Brownrigg	—	8 April 1819 – 2 March 1827 (1819-04-08 – 1827-03-02) 7 years, 328 days
7	Richard Ottley	Barnes^[b]	8 May 1820 – 1 November 1827 (1820-05-08 – 1827-11-01) 7 years, 177 days	1 November 1827 – 1833
8	Henry Matthews	Barnes	10 October 1827 – 1828	—
9	Charles Marshall	Barnes	14 June 1828 – 17 February 1833 (1828-06-14 – 1833-02-17) 4 years, 248 days	18 February 1833 – 3 March 1836 (1833-02-18 – 1836-03-03) 3 years, 14 days
10	William Rough	Wilmot-Horton	18 February 1833 — 1838	—
11	William Norris	Wilmot-Horton	1834 – 1836	27 April 1836 – 1837
12	John Jeremie	Wilmot-Horton	10 March 1836 – 1840	—
13	John Fredrick Stoddart	Stewart-Mackenzie	2 June 1838 – 19 August 1839 (1838-06-02 – 1839-08-19) 1 year, 78 days	—
14	Anthony Oliphant	Stewart-Mackenzie	—	22 October 1838 – 1854
15	J. G. Hillebrand	Stewart-Mackenzie	23 November 1839 – 1841^[c]	—
16	William Ogle Carr	Stewart-Mackenzie	19 December 1839 – 16 April 1854 (1839-12-19 – 1854-04-16) 14 years, 118 days	17 April 1854 – 1856
17	John Stark	Stewart-Mackenzie	10 October 1840 – ?	—
18	Christopher Temple	Anderson	28 January 1854 – 1873	—
19	Paul Ivy Sterling	Ward	20 November 1855 – ?	—
20	William Carpenter Rowe	Ward	—	1857 – 1859
21	Edward Shepherd Creasy	Ward	—	27 March 1860 – 1875
22	Richard Morgan	Ward	1 January – 19 November 1857 (1857-01-01 – 1857-11-19)^[c] 322 days 1 January – 6 November 1860 (1860-01-01 – 1860-11-06)^[c] 310 days	—
23	George Lawson	Ward	1860 – 1861^[c] 1871 – 1872^[c]	—
24	Henry Byerley Thomson	MacCarthy	1 January 1863 – 1866	—
25	Charles Henry Stewart	Robinson	11 January 1867 – 1879^[d]	—
26	Richard Cayley	Gregory	26 July 1874 – 30 September 1879 (1874-07-26 – 1879-09-30) 5 years, 66 days	1 October 1879 – 1882
27	Lovell Burchett Clarence	Gregory	4 April 1876 – 1888	—
28	Harry Dias Bandaranaike	Gregory Longden	1876^[c] 5 July 1879 – 1892	1–12 October 1879^[e] 9 January – 5 June 1888^[e]
29	William Hackett	Gregory	—	3 February – 17 May 1877 (1877-02-03 – 1877-05-17) 103 days
30	John Budd Phear	Longden	—	13 November 1877 – 30 September 1879 (1877-11-13 – 1879-09-30) 1 year, 321 days
31	Archibald Campbell Lawrie	Longden	1 July – 13 November 1877^[c] 6 July 1892 – 1901	—
32	Jacobus de Wet	Longden	—	31 May 1882 – 29 May 1883 (1882-05-31 – 1883-05-29) 363 days
33	Bruce Burnside	Longden	—	21 May 1883 – 1893^[f]
34	John Winfield Bonser	Havelock	—	13 November 1893 – 1902
35	George Henry Withers	Havelock	6 July 1892 – 1900	—
36	Dodwell Browne	Havelock	1895	—

20th century

As of 28 February 2025

List of justices appointed to the Supreme Court: 1900–1999
No.	Name	Province	Birth/death	Term of active service	Term of service as chief	Length in days of active service	Length in days as chief	Appointed by	Law school	Position prior to appointment
37	Frederick Charles Moncrieff			4 April 1900 – 1905	—		—	Ridgeway		Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Mauritius
38	Henry Lorensz Wendt	Western	1858–1911	15 October 1901 – 28 November 1910	—		—		University of Calcutta	Unofficial member of the Legislative Council
39	John Page Middleton	England	1851–1932	28 January 1902 – 1912	—		—			Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Cyprus
40	Charles Layard	Western		26 April 1902 – 18 June 1906	26 April 1902 – 18 June 1906	1,514	1,514
41	Joseph Richard Grenier	Northern	1852 – 1926	Acting Justice (12 May 1903 – 28 November 1910)}}	—		—
42	Alexander Wood Renton	Scotland		3 September 1905 – 1918	22 August 1914 – 1918		—	Blake	University of Edinburgh	Attorneys general of Mauritius
43	Joseph Turner Hutchinson	England	1850–1924	23 October 1906 – 1 May 1911	23 October 1906 – 1 May 1911	1,651	1,651	Blake	University of Cambridge	Chief Justice of Cyprus
44	Alfred Lascelles	England	1857–1952	1 May 1911 – 1914	1 May 1911 – 1914		—	McCallum	University of Oxford	Attorney General of Ceylon
45	Walter Pereira		1856-1915	4 July 1912 –	—		—	McCallum	University of Calcutta	Solicitor General of Ceylon
46	James Van Langenberg	Western	1866–1915	1912 – 1915	—		—	McCallum	University of Oxford	Solicitor General of Ceylon
47	Thomas de Sampayo	Western	1855–1927	1915 –	—		—	McCallum	University of Cambridge	Commissioner of Assize
48	George Francis Macdaniel Ennis	England	1868–1933	5 August 1912 – 1925	—		—	McCallum		Chief Justice of Uganda
49	Walter Shaw	England	1863–1937	10 December 1914 – 1921	—		—	Chalmers	University of Cambridge	Chief Justice of British Honduras
50	Stewart Schneider	Western	1864–1938	1917 –	—		—	Anderson		Solicitor General of Ceylon
51	Anton Bertram	England	1869–1937	26 July 1918 – 1925	26 July 1918 – 1925			Stubbs	University of Cambridge	Attorney General of Ceylon
52	Hermann Albert Loos	Western	1865 – ?	1919–1920	—		—	Manning	University College London, University of Cambridge	Judge of the District Court of Colombo
53	William Thomas Porter	England	1877 – 1928	12 January 1922 –	—		—
54	Thomas Garvin		1881–1940	21 June 1921 – 1935	—		—	Manning	Colombo Law College	Solicitor General of Ceylon
55	John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene		1877–1927	1923 –	—		—	Manning		Judge of the District Court of Colombo
56	Llewelyn Dalton		1871–1945	14 March 1925 –	—		—	Manning	University of Cambridge	Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of the Gold Coast
57	Lewis Matthew Maartensz	Western	1876–1942	18 February 1935 –	—		—
58	Maas Thajoon Akbar		1880–1944	–	—		—		University of Cambridge	Solicitor General of Ceylon
59	Charles Ernest St. John Branch		1865–1939	3 July 1925 – 25 May 1926	3 July 1925 – 25 May 1926	326	326		Durham University
60	Stanley Fisher	England	1867–1949	11 December 1926 – 1930	11 December 1926 – 1930			Clifford		Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago
61	Robert Lyall-Grant	Scotland	1875—1955	17 February 1926 –	—		—	Clifford	University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh	Attorney General of Kenya
62	Allen Drieberg	Western	1873–1938	19 September 1927 –	—		—	Fletcher
63	Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene	Western	1874–1932	May 1928 –	—		—	Fletcher		Member of the Colombo Municipal Council
64	Philip James Macdonell		1873–1940	3 October 1930 – 1936	3 October 1930 – 1936			Stanley	University of Oxford	Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago
65	Lucien Macull Dominic de Silva	Western	1893–1962	1933 – 1934	—		—	Stubbs	University of Cambridge	Solicitor General of Ceylon
66	William Edward Barber	Western	1876–1939	1932	—		—	Stubbs
67	Francis Harold Bertram			19 February 1935 –	—		—	Stubbs
68	Kenneth Poyser	England	1882 – 1943	– 1939	—		—		University of Oxford	Attorney General of Uganda
69	Francis Soertsz		1886 – 1951	12 November 1936 –	—		—	Stubbs
70	Sidney Abrahams	England	1885–1957	3 July 1936 – 1939	3 July 1936 – 1939			Stubbs	University of Cambridge
71	Francis Moseley			2 August 1936 –	—		—	Stubbs
72	Vincent Fernando			11 November 1937 –	—		—	Stubbs
73	Hector Hearne		1892–1962	21 May 1937 – 1944	—		—	Stubbs		Puisne Justice of Tanganyika
74	Arthur Eric Keuneman			4 March 1938 –	—		—	Caldecott	University of Cambridge
75	Oswald Leslie De Kretser II	Western	1882–1959	8 April 1938 – 1945	—		—	Caldecott	University College, Colombo	Commissioner of Assize
76	Arthur Wijewardena		1887–1964	22 August 1938 – 1950	15 January 1949 – 1950			Caldecott	University of Cambridge	Solicitor General of Ceylon
77	John Harry Barclay Nihill	England	1892–1975	18 November 1938 –	—		—	Caldecott	University of Cambridge	Attorney General of British Guiana
78	John Curtois Howard	England	1887–1970	1 December 1939 – 1945	1 December 1939 – 1945			Caldecott	University of Cambridge	Attorney General of Cyprus
79	George Harry Franklyn Cannon		1885–1966	1939 – 1947	—		—	Caldecott	University of Oxford	Puisne Justice of Jamaica
80	Edward Jayetileke		1888–1975	14 May 1942 – 11 October 1951	1950 – 11 October 1951	3,437		Caldecott		Solicitor General of Ceylon
81	Alan Rose	England	1899–1975	11 January 1945 – 1956	11 October 1951 – 1956			Moore	University of Cambridge	Solicitor General of British Palestine
82	A. R. H. Canakeratne		1886–1960	28 March 1945 –	—		—	Moore	Ceylon Law College University of London	Commissioner of Assize
83	M. W. H. de Silva		1886–1960	–	—		—	Moore	University of London	Attorney General of Ceylon
84	Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike II		1891–1951	3 September 1946 –	—		—	Moore	University of Cambridge	Judge of the District Court of Colombo
85	C. Nagalingam		1893–1958	22 July 1947 – 1958	—		—	Moore	Ceylon Law College	Attorney General of Ceylon
86	Ralph Windham	England	1905–1980	23 July 1947 – 1950	—		—	Moore	University of Cambridge	Judge of the District Court of Palestine
87	Hema Henry Basnayake		1902–1981	23 October 1947 – 3 August 1964	1 January 1956 – 3 August 1964	6,129	3,137	Senanayake		Attorney General of Ceylon
88	Noel Gratiaen		1904–1973	22 March 1948 – 2 May 1956	—	2,963	—	Senanayake	University of Oxford	Member of Parliament
89	E. H. T. Gunasekera		1900–1962	1 March 1949 – 25 January 1962	—	4,713	—	Senanayake
90	M. F. S. Pulle		1898–1975	28 September 1949 –	—		—	Senanayake
91	V. L. St. C. Swan		1894–1961	1 May 1950 –	—		—	Senanayake
92	H. A. de Silva		1891 –	30 November 1950 –	—		—	Senanayake
93	Kairshasp Choksy	Western		–	—		—
94	Henry Weerasooriya		1902 –	10 July 1953 – 24 February 1964	—	3,881	—	Senanayake	University of London
95	K. D. de Silva		1898 –	10 July 1953 –	—		—	Senanayake
96	Miliani Sansoni		1904 – 1979	10 May 1954 – 17 November 1966	3 August 1964 – 17 November 1966	4,574	836	Kotelawala	University of London
97	Hugh Fernando		1910–1976	16 May 1955 – 17 November 1973	20 November 1966 – 17 November 1973	6,760	2,554	Kotelawala
98	T. S. Fernando		1906 –	2 May 1956 –	—		—	Bandaranaike	University of London Colombo Law College	Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
99	Nadaraja Sinnetamby		1900 –	3 May 1956 –	—		—	Bandaranaike	University of London
100	Lionel W. de Silva		1898 –	5 November 1959 –	—		—	Dahanayake
101	Leonard de Silva		1904 –	16 August 1966 –	—		—	Senanayake
102	Henry Thambiah	Northern	1906–1997	1 December 1961 – 27 May 1968	—	2,369	—	Bandaranaike	University College, Colombo Ceylon Law College University of London	Commissioner of Assize
103	Kingsley Herath			25 January 1962 –	—		—	Bandaranaike
104	Asoka Abeyesundere	Southern	1906–1988	20 April 1962 – 3 May 1968	—	2,205	—	Bandaranaike	University of London Ceylon Law College
105	P. Sriskandarajah		1905–1968	22 June 1962 – 8 February 1967	—	1,692	—	Bandaranaike	Ceylon University College Ceylon Law College	Commissioner of Assize
106	Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva		1913 –	22 June 1962 – 1974	1973–1974		—	Bandaranaike	University of London
107	Lionel Sirimanne		1909–1974	–	—		—	Bandaranaike
108	V. Manicavasagar	Western	1906–1993	17 December 1964 – 14 December 1967	—	1,092	—	Bandaranaike	Colombo Law College	Commissioner of Assize
109	Eugene Reginald de Fonseka	Western	1912–2003		—		—		Ceylon University College Ceylon Law College University of London	Commissioner of Assize, Deputy Solicitor-General
109	A. C. Alles	Central	1911–2003	1964 – 1974	—		—	Bandaranaike	University of Ceylon Ceylon Law College University of London	Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
110	V. Sivasubramaniam		1908–1985	1966 – 1970	—		—	Senanayake	University of London	Commissioner of Assize
111	George Samerawickrame		1916 –	18 November 1966 – 9 April 1981	—	5,256	—	Senanayake	University College, Colombo
112	Victor Tennekoon	Central	1914 –	8 February 1967 – 1 July 1970 1 January 1974 – 8 September 1977	1 January 1974 – 8 September 1977	1,239+1,346	1,346	Senanayake	University of London Ceylon Law College	Judge of the Court of Appeal
113	Christopher Weeramantry	Western	1926–2017	1967 – 30 April 1972	—		—	Senanayake	University of Ceylon University of London	Commissioner of Assize
114	Oswald Leslie De Kretser III	Western	1910 –	1968 – 21 January 1972	—		—	Senanayake	University College, Colombo University of London	Judge of the District Court of Panadura
115	Samarapilimudalige Wijayatilake	Central	1912–1990	1968 – 16 May 1975	—		—	Senanayake	University College, Colombo Ceylon Law College	Commissioner of Assize
116	Pandita Gunawadena		1909 –	1968 – 10 February 1971	—		—	Senanayake
117	Vincent Thamotheram		1915 –	23 March 1970 – 1980	—		—	Senanayake	University College, Colombo Ceylon Law College	Commissioner of Assize
118	Hector Deheragoda		1913 –	22 February 1972 – 27 December 1976	—	1,770	—	Bandaranaike	University of London
119	Cuda Banda Walgampaya		1913 –	22 February 1972 – 3 January 1976	—	1,411	—	Bandaranaike	University of London
120	Jaya Pathirana		1921–2000	22 February 1972 – 1978	—		—	Bandaranaike	University of London
121	Dharmadasa Wimalaratne		1920 –	10 April 1972 – ? 20 October 1980 – 15 September 1985	—	1,791	—	Bandaranaike
122	Tellipalai Rajaratnam		1920–1994	10 April 1972 – 1978	—		—	Bandaranaike	University of London	Commissioner of Assize
123	Donald Sirimanne		1914 –	1973 –	—		—	Gopallawa
124	Cyril Udalagama		1918 –	1 January 1974 –	—		—	Gopallawa	University of London
125	T. A. de S. Wijesundera		1920 –	1 January 1974 –	—		—	Gopallawa
126	Malcolm Perera		1923 –	1 January 1974 –	—		—	Gopallawa
127	Izadean Mohamed Ismail		1916 –	1 January 1974 – 18 December 1981	—	2,908	—	Gopallawa
128	Joe Weereratne		1917 –	1 January 1974 –	—		—	Gopallawa	University of London
129	Arulampalam Vythialingam		1916 –	1 January 1974 –	—		—	Gopallawa
130	Noel Tittawela		1923 –	1 January 1974 –	—		—	Gopallawa	University of London
131	Suppiah Sharvananda	Northern	1923–2007	1 January 1974 – 1988	29 October 1984 – 1988			Gopallawa	Colombo Law College University of London
132	Somaratne Walpita		1919 –	1 January 1974 –	—		—	Gopallawa
133	Wilmot Gunasekera		1922 –	2 May 1974 –	—		—	Gopallawa	University of London
134	Barnes Ratwatte II		1918–2004	2 December 1974 – ? 11 April 1981 – 22 November 1983	—	955	—	Gopallawa Jayewardene	Ceylon Law College	President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
135	Raja Wanasundera	Sabaragamuwa	1924–2012	5 June 1975 – ?	—		—	Gopallawa	University College, Colombo Ceylon Law College University of London Stanford University	Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
136	Percy Colin-Thomé	Southern	1922 –	12 January 1976 – 1977 29 December 1981 – ?	—		—	Gopallawa Jayewardene	University of Ceylon University of Cambridge	Judge of the High Court of Colombo
137	Neville Samarakoon		1919–1990	– 21 October 1984	1977 – 21 October 1984			Jayewardene	University College, Colombo Colombo Law College
138	Victor Perera			24 July 1981 – 18 August 1983	—	755	—	Jayewardene
139	J. F. A. Soza	Western	1919–2013	26 January 1982 – 3 February 1984	—	738	—	Jayewardene	University of London	Judge of the Court of Appeal
140	Parinda Ranasinghe		1926 –	15 November 1982 – 1991	1988–1991			Jayewardene	Colombo Law College
141	Abdul Cader		1920 –	8 December 1982 – 28 May 1985	—	902	—	Jayewardene	University of London
142	Heevi Rodrigo		1919 –	8 December 1982 – 4 December 1984	—	727	—	Jayewardene
143	E. A. D. Atukorale		1924 –	27 November 1984 –	—		—	Jayewardene
144	Herbert Thambiah	Northern	1926–1992	27 November 1984 – 1992	1991–1991			Jayewardene	University of Ceylon Ceylon Law College	Judge of the Court of Appeal
145	Lucian Hector de Alwis		– 2018	27 November 1984 –	—		—	Jayewardene
146	O. S. M. Seneviratne	Southern	1924–2007	10 February 1986 – 1989	—		—	Jayewardene	University of Ceylon Ceylon Law College	President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
147	H. A. G. de Silva		1925 –	10 February 1986 –	—		—	Jayewardene	University of London	Justice of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
	Mark Fernando		1941–2009	4 March 1988 – 2005	—		—	Jayewardene	University of Ceylon, Peradeniya
	A. R. B. Amerasinghe		1937–2013	–	—		—
	A. R. N. Fernando			–	—		—
	Ameer Ismail			1990–1994	—		—	Premadasa	University of Ceylon Ceylon Law College	President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
	Andrew Ranjan Perera			–	—		—
	Pathmanathan Ramanathan		1932–2006	–	—		—		University of Wales	President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
	K. M. M. B. Kulatunga			–	—		—
	G. P. S. de Silva			–	1991–1999
	Sarath N. Silva			1995 – 16 September 1999	16 September 1999 – 7 June 2009		3,552	Kumaratunga	Sri Lanka Law College University of Brussels	President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
	Shirani Bandaranayake	North Western	1958 –	30 October 1996 – 13 January 2013 28 January 2015 – 29 January 2015	18 May 2011 – 13 January 2013 28 January 2015 – 29 January 2015	5,919+1	606+1	Kumaratunga	University of Colombo University of London	Unofficial Bar
	Asoka De Zoysa Gunawardana	Western	1942–2004	1997–1999				Kumaratunga	Sri Lanka Law College University of Sydney (PhD)	President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

21st century

Current justices

As of 28 February 2025

List of justices appointed to the Supreme Court: 2000–present
No.	Name	Appointed by	Start date / length of service
No.	Name	Appointed by	As Puisne Justice	As Chief Justice
159	C. V. Vigneswaran	Kumaratunga	March 2001 – October 2004	—
160	Asoka de Silva	Kumaratunga	1 August 2001 – 7 June 2009 (2001-08-01 – 2009-06-07) 7 years, 310 days	8 June 2009 – 17 May 2011 (2009-06-08 – 2011-05-17) 1 year, 343 days
161	Chandra Nihal Jayasinghe	Kumaratunga	19 February 2003 – 29 February 2008 (2003-02-19 – 2008-02-29) 5 years, 10 days	—
162	Nimal Dissanayake	Kumaratunga	? – 23 April 2008	—
163	Shiranee Tilakawardane	Kumaratunga	19 February 2003 – 5 April 2014 (2003-02-19 – 2014-04-05) 11 years, 45 days	—
164	Nimal Gamini Amaratunga	Kumaratunga	January 2005 – March 2014	—
165	Saleem Marsoof	Kumaratunga	February 2005 – 2014	—
166	Andrew Somawansa	M. Rajapaksa	28 May 2006 – October 2008	—
167	Jagath Balapatabendi	M. Rajapaksa		—
168	K. Sripavan	M. Rajapaksa	27 March 2008 – 29 January 2015 (2008-03-27 – 2015-01-29) 6 years, 308 days	30 January 2015 – 28 February 2017 (2015-01-30 – 2017-02-28) 2 years, 29 days
169	P. A. Ratnayake	M. Rajapaksa	2 May 2008 – 15 February 2013 (2008-05-02 – 2013-02-15) 4 years, 289 days	—
170	Chandra Ekanayake	M. Rajapaksa	November 2008 – March 2016	—
171	S. I. Imam	M. Rajapaksa	9 January 2009 – 20 February 2020 (2009-01-09 – 2020-02-20) 11 years, 42 days	—
172	R. K. S. Suresh Chandra	M. Rajapaksa	17 June 2010 – July 2012	—
173	Sathya Hettige	M. Rajapaksa	10 July 2011 – 18 April 2014 (2011-07-10 – 2014-04-18) 2 years, 282 days	—
174	Priyasath Dep	M. Rajapaksa	10 July 2011 – 28 February 2017 (2011-07-10 – 2017-02-28) 5 years, 233 days	1 March 2017 – 12 October 2018 (2017-03-01 – 2018-10-12) 1 year, 225 days
175	Eva Wanasundera	M. Rajapaksa	7 July 2012 – 14 December 2018 (2012-07-07 – 2018-12-14) 6 years, 160 days	—
—	Mohan Peiris^[g]	M. Rajapaksa	—	15 January 2013 – 28 January 2015 (2013-01-15 – 2015-01-28) 2 years, 13 days^[g]
176	Rohini Marasinghe	M. Rajapaksa	26 April 2013 – November 2015	—
177	Buwaneka Aluwihare	M. Rajapaksa	4 December 2013 – Januaray 2024	—
178	Sisira de Abrew	M. Rajapaksa	7 May 2014 – 2 June 2021 (2014-05-07 – 2021-06-02) 7 years, 26 days	—
179	Sarath de Abrew	M. Rajapaksa	7 May 2014 – January 2016	—
180	Priyantha Jayawardena	M. Rajapaksa	7 May 2014 – February 2024	—
181	Upali Abeyratne	M. Rajapaksa	17 December 2014 – August 2017	—
182	Anil Goonaratne	Sirisena	30 January 2015 – December 2017	—
183	K. T. Chitrasiri	Sirisena	3 December 2015 – February 2018	—
184	Nalin Perera	Sirisena	3 March 2016 – 11 October 2018 (2016-03-03 – 2018-10-11) 2 years, 222 days	12 October 2018 – 29 April 2019 (2018-10-12 – 2019-04-29) 199 days
185	Prasanna Jayawardena	Sirisena	16 June 2016 – 24 December 2019 (2016-06-16 – 2019-12-24) 3 years, 191 days	—
186	Vijith Malalgoda	Sirisena	May 2017 – 19 August 2024	—
187	Lalith Dehideniya	Sirisena	16 January 2018 – 2023	—
188	Murdu Fernando	Sirisena	9 March 2018 – 1 December 2024 (2018-03-09 – 2024-12-01) 6 years, 267 days	2 December 2024 – present (2024-12-02 – present) 92 days
189	Padman Surasena	Sirisena	9 January 2019 – present (2019-01-09 – present) 6 years, 54 days	—
190	S. Thurairaja	Sirisena	9 January 2019 – present (2019-01-09 – present) 6 years, 54 days	—
191	Gamini Amarasekera	Sirisena	9 January 2019 – present (2019-01-09 – present) 6 years, 54 days	—
192	Jayantha Jayasuriya	Sirisena	—	29 April 2019 – 10 October 2024 (2019-04-29 – 2024-10-10) 5 years, 164 days
193	Yasantha Kodagoda	G. Rajapaksa	20 March 2020 – present (2020-03-20 – present) 4 years, 349 days	—
194	Dilip Nawaz	G. Rajapaksa	1 December 2020 – present (2020-12-01 – present) 4 years, 93 days	—
195	Kumudini Wickremasinghe	G. Rajapaksa	1 December 2020 – present (2020-12-01 – present) 4 years, 93 days	—
196	Shiran Gooneratne	G. Rajapaksa	1 December 2020 – present (2020-12-01 – present) 4 years, 93 days	—
197	Janak de Silva	G. Rajapaksa	1 December 2020 – present (2020-12-01 – present) 4 years, 93 days	—
198	Achala Wengappuli	G. Rajapaksa	1 December 2020 – present (2020-12-01 – present) 4 years, 93 days	—
199	Mahinda Samayawardhena	G. Rajapaksa	1 December 2020 – present (2020-12-01 – present) 4 years, 93 days	—
200	Arjuna Obeyesekere	G. Rajapaksa	14 June 2021 – present (2021-06-14 – present) 3 years, 263 days	—
201	Priyantha Fernando	Wickremesinghe	6 February 2023 – present (2023-02-06 – present) 2 years, 26 days	—
202	Sobitha Rajakaruna	Dissanayake	12 January 2025 – present (2025-01-12 – present) 51 days	—
203	Menaka Wijesundara	Dissanayake	12 January 2025 – present (2025-01-12 – present) 51 days	—
204	Sampath B. Abeykoon	Dissanayake	12 January 2025 – present (2025-01-12 – present) 51 days	—
205	Sampath Wijeratne	Dissanayake	12 January 2025 – present (2025-01-12 – present) 51 days	—

Notes

^ Provisional chief justice
^ The appointment was made by Barnes in his capacity as acting governor
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Acting puisne justice
^ On leave (1 January – 28 April 1871)
^ ^a ^b Acting chief justice
^ On leave (25 November 1890 – February 1891)
^ ^a ^b President Maithripala Sirisena declared the appointment of Mohan Peiris as Chief Justice void ab initio, leading to his removal from office.

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.
^ Weerakkody, Dinesh (2013-02-13). "The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka". www.ft.lk. Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
^ "Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Chapter XV - The Judiciary". www.commonlii.org. 2000. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2025-03-03.

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[4] Provisional chief justice

[5] The appointment was made by Barnes in his capacity as acting governor

[APJ-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Acting puisne justice

[7] On leave (1 January – 28 April 1871)

[ACJ-8] Acting chief justice

[9] On leave (25 November 1890 – February 1891)

[MP-10] President Maithripala Sirisena declared the appointment of Mohan Peiris as Chief Justice void ab initio, leading to his removal from office.

[SCoSL-185Y-1] 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.

[FT-13F-2] Weerakkody, Dinesh (2013-02-13). "The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka". www.ft.lk. Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2025-03-03.

[COMM-3] "Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Chapter XV - The Judiciary". www.commonlii.org. 2000. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2025-03-03.

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