Chief Justice of Ceylon
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The Chief Justice of Ceylon was the highest-ranking judicial officer and head of the island’s supreme court during the period of British colonial rule and early independence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Ceylon canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
ⓘ
public office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Governor of Ceylon ⓘ Governor-General of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDuties |
advising the colonial administration on legal matters
ⓘ
interpreting the laws of Ceylon ⓘ presiding over the Supreme Court of Ceylon ⓘ supervising the judiciary of Ceylon ⓘ |
| headOf | Supreme Court of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedWith | transition of Ceylon to the Republic of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| officeCreatedUnder | British colonial administration in Ceylon ⓘ |
| officeHierarchyLevel | highest court office in Ceylon ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
head of the island’s supreme court
ⓘ
highest-ranking judicial officer in Ceylon ⓘ |
| officeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| officeScope | entire island of Ceylon ⓘ |
| officeType | chief justice ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldInPeriod |
British colonial period in Ceylon
ⓘ
early independence period of Ceylon ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Chief Justice of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| residence | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOffice | Chief Justice of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem |
Roman-Dutch law (influential in Ceylon)
ⓘ
common law ⓘ |
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