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Past Presidents of the Court of Appeal

Name of JusticeDate of appointment as PCA
Hon. Justice D. WimalaratneFrom 07.09.1978. to 14.10.1980
Hon. Justice B.S.C. RatwatteFrom 15.10.1980 to 10.04.1981
Hon. Justice P. Colin- ThomeFrom 11.04.1981 to 28.12.1981
Hon. Justice J.F.A. SozaFrom 29.12.1981 to 25.01.1982
Hon. Justice K.A.P. RanasingheFrom 26.01.1982 to 14.11.1982
Hon. Justice M.M. Abdul CaderFrom 15.11.1982 to 01.12.1982
Hon. Justice E.A.D.AthukoraleFrom 02.12.1982 to 26.11.1984
Hon. Justice O.S.M. SeneviratneFrom 27.11.1984 to 09.02.1986
Hon. Justice G.P.S. De Silvafrom 10.02.1986 to 16.12.1987
Hon. Justice J.S. AbeywardenaFrom 17.12.1987 to 21.02.1988
Hon. Justice G.R.T.D. BandaranayakeFrom 22.02.1988 to 03.03.1989
Hon. Justice R.N.M. DheeraratneFrom 04.03.1988 to 02.04.1989
Hon. Justice P. RamanathanFrom 03.04.1989 to 24.08.1989
Hon. Justice S.B. GunawardenaFrom 25.08.1989 to 15.10.1990
Hon. Justice P.R.P. PereraFrom16.10.1990 to 27.08.1991
Hon. Justice A.S. WijetungaFrom 28.08.1991 to 16.10.1991
Hon. Justice K. PalakidnarFrom 17.10.1991 to 20.01.1994
Hon. Justice S.N. SilvaFrom 21.01.1994 to 28.09.1995
Hon. Justice S. AnandacoomaraswamyFrom 02.10.1995 to 08.04.1996
Hon. Justice Dr. A. De Z. GoonawardhanaFrom 10.04.1996 to 09.12.1996
Hon. Justice D.P.S. GunasekaraFrom 10.12.1996 to 06.10.1997
Hon. Justice L.H.G. WeerasekeraFrom 07.10.1997 to 31.06.1998
Hon. Justice Ameer IsmailFrom 01.07.1998 to 30.05.1999
Hon. Justice P. EdussuriyaFrom 01.06.1999 to 14.09.2000
Hon. Justice H.S. YapaFrom 15.09.2000 to 27.01.2001
Hon. Justice C.V. WigneswaranFrom 28.01.2001 to 18.02.2001
Hon. Justice J.A.N. De SilvaFrom 19.02.2001 to 01.08.2001
Hon. Justice U. De Z GunawardanaFrom 02.08.2001 to 14.08.2001
Hon. Justice T.B. WeerasuriyaFrom 15.08.2001 to 28.05.2002
Hon. Justice Nihal JayasingheFrom 29.05.2002 to 23.01.2003
Hon. Justice Shiranee ThilakawardeneFrom 24.01.2003 to 24.11.2003
Hon. Justice N.K. UdalagamaFrom 25.11.2003 to 24.03.2004
Hon. Justice Saleem MarsoofFrom 31.03.2004 to 19.01.2005
Hon. Justice Andrew SomawansaFrom 20.01.2005 to 28.05.2006
Hon. Justice D.J. De S. BalapatabendiFrom 29.05.2006 to 12.12.2006
Hon. Justice P. WijeratneFrom 13.12.2006 to 26.02.2007
Hon. Justice K. SripavanFrom 27.02.2007 to 26.03.2008
Hon. Justice Chandra EkanayakeFrom 27.03.2008 to 30.10.2008
Hon. Justice Sathya HettigeFrom 31.10.2008 to 09.06.2011
Hon. Justice S. SriskandarajahFrom 24.06.2011 to 23.01.2014
Hon. Justice K.S.J. De AbrewFrom 26.02.2014 to 06.05.2014
Hon. Justice A.W.A. SalamFrom 09.06.2014 to 04.09.2014
Hon. Justice V.K. MalalgodaFrom 09.09.2014 to 09.05.2017
Hon. Justice P.R. WalgamaFrom 10.05.2017 to 17.06.2017
Hon. Justice L.T.B. DehideniyaFrom 18.06.2017 to 14.01.2018
Hon. Justice P.P. SurasenaFrom 15.01.2018 to 09.01.2019
Hon. Justice Yasantha D. KodagodaFrom 28.03.2019 to 02.02.2020
Hon. Justice A.H.M.D. NawazFrom 03.02.2020 to 30.11.2020
Hon. Justice Arjuna S. ObeyesekereFrom 01.12.2020 to 13.06.2021
Hon. Justice Priyantha FernandoFrom 14.06.2021 to 05.02.2023