At a glance: Sri Lanka’s 45th CJ Priyasath Dep View(s):Justice Priyasath Dep, was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice (CJ) of Sri Lanka on Thursday (March 2). He was the senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court following the retirement of CJ K. Sripavan who was born on February 29 ( a leap year), turned 65. He enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law in October 1976 and joined the AG’s Department as a State Counsel in January 1978. He was appointed Solicitor General in April 2007 and functioned in that capacity until his elevation to the Supreme Court in June 2011. In 2002, he led the prosecution in the Inoka Sevwandi Murder case before a Trial-at-Bar.

Source: Sunday Times March 04, 2017 19:36 UTC