Three new judges of the Court of Appeal sworn in

11 Jul, 2017

Three newly appointed judges of Court of Appeal were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena, at the Presidential Secretariat, today.

Former High Court Judges A.A.G.R. Amarasekara, A.L. Shiran Gunarathna and Senior Deputy Solicitor General of the Attorney General?s Department, Janak de Silva took their oaths as the new Judges of the Appeal Court.

Secretary to the President Austin Fernando was also present on this occasion.

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