Nimal Gamini Amaratunga

Nimal Gamini Amaratunga

Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2005
Personal details
Alma mater	University of Colombo International Maritime Law Institute

R. A. Nimal Gamini Amaratunga is a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He was appointed in January 2005.^[1]

Amaratunga attended University of Colombo obtaining a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) in 1970. In October 1972 he was called to the Bar. He joined the Attorney General's Department in 1978 as an Acting State Counsel was appointed a State Counsel on 1 June 1979. Whilst still at the Attorney General's Department, in 1984, he obtained the Post Graduate Degree of Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Colombo. Amaratunga has also obtained a second Post Graduate degree of 'Master of Laws' from the International Maritime Law Institute in Malta, in 1990. He was promoted to Senior State Counsel on 8 September 1988.^[1]

On 6 January 1994 he was appointed a judge of the High Court. He has served as a High Court Judge in Ampara, Colombo, Badulla, Kegalle and Kurunegala. On 28 February 2001 Amaratunga was appointed as a judge of the Court of Appeal and has acted as a judge of the Court of Appeal since January 2001. He was made a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in January 2005.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Malalasekera, Sarath. "Welcome to two new SC Judges". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

The Bandaranayake court (2011–2013, 2015)

2011–2011	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam Chandra

2011–2013	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam Chandra Hettige Dep

2015	Sripavan Ekanayake Dep Wansundera Marasinghe Aluwihare De Abrew De Abrew Jayawardena

The de facto Peiris court (2013–2015)

2013–2013	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam Chandra

2013–2014	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ekanayake Hettige Dep Wansundera Marasinghe

2014–2014	Marsoof Sripavan Ekanayake Dep Wansundera Marasinghe Aluwihare De Abrew De Abrew Jayawardena

2014–2015	Sripavan Ekanayake Dep Wansundera Marasinghe Aluwihare De Abrew De Abrew Jayawardena Abeyratne

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