6 judges appointed to Supreme Court, 14 judges to Court of Appeal
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed six judges to the Supreme Court and 14 judges to the Court of Appeal.
The new Supreme Court Judges are:
- A. H. M. Dilip Nawaz
- Kumudini Wickramasinghe
- Anthony Lalith Shiran Gooneratne
- Janaka de Silva
- Achala Wengappuli
- Mahinda Samayawardhena
Accordingly, justice Arjuna Obeysekera has been appointed as the Chairman of the Court of Appeal.
The new Court of Appeal Judges are:
- Menaka Wijesundara
- D. N. Samarakoon
- M. Prasantha De Silva
- M. T. M. Lafar
- C. Pradeep Keethisinghe
- Sampath B. Abeykoon
- M. S. K. B. Wijeratne
- S. U. B. Karaliyadda
- R. Gurusinghe
- G. A. D. Ganepola
- K. K. A. V. Swarnadhipathi
- Mayadunne Corea
- Prabhaharan Kumararatnam
- W. N. N. P. Iddawala
