District Court Kandy - Sri Lanka Judiciary

Judges of the Court

Judges of the District Court Kandy

Hon. K.U.T de Silva District Judge
Hon. Wasana Nawarathna Additional District Judge
Hon. Buwaneka Rajakaruna Additional District Judge
Hon. M.M.F. Minha Additional District Judge
Hon. Priyantha Halyala Additional District Judge

Previous Judges of the District Court Kandy

District Court Establishment: 1801

Hon. Henry Wright (1833 - 1840)
Hon. P.E. Wodehouse (1841 - 1843)
Hon. J.J. Staples (1844 - 1845)
Hon. R. Wells (1840 - 1842)
Hon. J.J. Staples (1843 - 1844)
Hon. R. Walker (1844 - 1845)
Hon. J.J. Staples (1846 - 1852)
Hon. ble G.C. Talbot (1853)
Hon. T. Lavaliere (1854 - 1859)
Hon. E.H. Snedley (1860 - 1862)
Hon. A.Murray (1862 - 1865)
Hon. T.L. Gibson (1866 – 1868)
Hon. Thos. Berwick (1869 - 1872)
Hon. Richard Gayley (1872 - 1873)
A.C. Lawrie (1873 - 1892)
Hon. C.S. Hay (1892 – 1893)
Hon. J.H.D. Saram, C.M.G. (1893 - 1905)
Hon. J.H. Templar (1906 – 1908)
Hon. F.R. Dias, M.A.LL.M (1908 - 1921)
Hon. P.E. Peris M.A.LL.M, D.Litt (1921 - 1928)
Hon. W.E. Barber (1928 - 1936)
Hon. R.F. Dias M.A.LL.D (1936 – 1938)
Hon. G.C. Thambyaah (1938 - 1941)
Hon. C. Nagalingam (1941 - 1945)
Hon. H.A.D. Silva (1945 - 1949)
Hon. R.R. Selvadurai (1949)
Hon. S.J.C.Schokman (1950 - 1951)
Hon. B.E. Rajakarier (1951)
Hon. K.D. De Silva (1951)
Hon. J.H.V.S. Jayawickrema (1952)
Hon. L.W. De Silva (1953 - 1954)
Hon. G.M. De Silva (1954 - 1955)
Hon. W. Thalagodapitiya (1955 – 1956)
Hon. M.M. Maharoof (1956 - 1957)
Hon. V. Manicavasagar (1957 – 1962)
Hon. V. Siva Supramaniam (1962 – 1964)
Hon. P.A. De. S. Senaratne (1964)
Hon. S.R. Wijayathilaka (1965)
Hon. A.E.R. Corea (1966 - 1967)
Hon. D.Q.M. Sirimane (1967 - 1970)
Hon. E.F. De Zilva (1970 - 1973)
Hon. C.L.T. Moonamale (1974 - 1975)
Hon. S.D. Jayasundara (1976)
Hon. J.J.F.A. Dias (1977 - 1980)
Hon. S.D. Goonewardene (1980 - 1981)
Hon. W.G.N. Weeratna (1981 - 1983)
Hon. M.S.S. Corea (1984 - 1988)
Hon. Upali De Z. Gunawardena (1988)
Hon. D. Jayawickrama (1988 - 1989)
Hon. Nissanka Udalagama (1989)
Hon. D.A. Karunarathne (1991 – 1993)
Hon. Gamini Aberathne (1993 - 1995)
Hon. W.D.K. Kalawila (1995 - 1997)
Hon. Sunil Gamini Perera (1998 - 2000)
Hon. D.S.C. Lekamwasam (2000 - 2001)
Hon. I.M. Aberathne (2001 – 2004)
Hon. Manilal Widyathilaka (2004)
Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathne (2005 - 2007)
Hon. Rathnapriya Gurusinghe (2008)
Hon. Sampath B. Abeykoon (2009 - 2011)
Hon. K.M.S. Dissanayake (2011)
Hon. Rathnapriya Gurusinghe (2012)
Hon. M.U. Gunawardhane (2012 - 2015)
Hon. Saman Kariyawasam (2015)
Hon. W.M.M. Thalgodapitiya (2016 - 2018)
Hon. Ravindra Premarathne (2019 - 2021)
Hon. Upul Rajakaruna (2021 - 2022)
Hon. L.K. Mahinda (2022 - 2023)
Hon. Indika Attanayake (2023 – 2025)

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