The letters of appointment were formally handed over this afternoon (03) at the Presidential Secretariat by President Dissanayake.
Among those appointed are 17 Special Class Judicial Officers and a Senior State Counsel serving in the Attorney General's Department have been appointed as High Court Judges.
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These appointments were made by the President in accordance with Article 111 (2) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
List of Newly Appointed High Court Judges:
01. Mr. S.S.K. Vithana
District Judge
02. Mr. A.M.I.S. Attanayake
District Judge
03. Mr. A.M.M. Riyal
District Judge
04. Mr. D.P. Mudunkotuwa
District Judge
05. Mr. S.B.H.M.S. Herath
Additional District Judge
06. Mr. J. Kajanideepalan
District Judge
07. Mr. D.M.D.C. Bandara
Senior Assistant Secretary, Judicial Service Commission
08. Ms. H.M.B.R. Wijeratne
Additional District Judge
09. Mr. D.M.A. Seneviratne
Additional District Judge
10. Mr. A.A. Anandaraja
Magistrate
11. Mr. G.N. Perera
District Judge
12. Mr. A. Judeson
District Judge
13. Mrs. W.K.D.S. Weeratunga
District Judge
14. Mr. R.B.M.D.R. Weligodapitiya
District Judge
15. Ms. K.D.N.V. Lankapura
Magistrate
16. Mr. D.M.R.D. Dissanayake
District Judge
17. Mr. M.I.M. Rizvi District
Judge
18. Mrs. A. Jayalakshi de Silva
Senior State Counsel
Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, was also present on this occasion.
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