Preethi Padman Surasena sworn in as Chief Justice

COLOMBO (News 1st); Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, the senior-most justice of the Supreme Court, was sworn in as the 49th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the President's Office this morning.

His appointment follows the retirement of former Chief Justice Murdhu Fernando, and was approved by the Constitutional Council.

Justice Surasena took oaths as an attorney-at-law in 1989 and joined the Attorney General’s Department, where he served as a State Counsel.

In 2007, he was appointed as a High Court Judge. 

He was elevated to the Court of Appeal in 2016 and served as President of the Court of Appeal from 2018.

In 2019, he was appointed as Justice of the Supreme Court.

He is currently the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.