Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
| Chief Justice of Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|
| අග්ර විනිශ්චයකාර பிரதம நீதியரசர் | |
since 27 July 2025 | |
| Style | The Honourable (formal) Your Honour (within court) |
| Nominator | President of Sri Lanka |
| Appointer | The President with Constitutional Council advice and consent |
| Term length | Until the age of sixty-five years |
| Constituting instrument | Royal Charter of Justice of 1801 in reference with the Constitution of Sri Lanka. |
| Formation | March 1801 |
| First holder | Codrington Edmund Carrington |
| Website | supremecourt |
The chief justice of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head of the judiciary of Sri Lanka and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Established in 1801, the chief justice is one of ten Supreme Court justices; the other nine are the puisne justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The post was created in 1801. The chief justice is nominated by the Constitutional Council, and appointed by the president. The first chief justice was Codrington Edmund Carrington. The current and 49th chief justice is Padman Surasena.