Priyantha Fernando

This article is about the Sri Lankan puisne justice of the Supreme Court. For the Sri Lankan judge of the Court of Appeal, see K. Priyantha Fernando.

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The Honourable Priyantha Fernando
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 February 2023 (2023-02-06)

K. Priyantha Fernando is a Sri Lankan lawyer who serves as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe and has served since 6 February 2023. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Fernando was appointed as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka on 9 January 2019 by President Maithripala Sirisena. ^[3] He was later appointed President of the Court of Appeal on 14 June 2021 by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. "New Appeal Court president and Supreme Court judge sworn in". www.adaderana.lk. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
2. "Supreme Court Judge, President of the Appeal Court, Appeal Court Justice took oath before President". The Island Online. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
3. "Three new Supreme Court justices sworn in". www.adaderana.lk. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
4. "New appointments to Supreme and Appeal courts". www.adaderana.lk. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
5. "Parliamentary Council clears key appointments to judiciary". Times Online. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
6. "Arjuna Obeysekera sworn in as Supreme Court judge". adaderana.lk. 14 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2025.