Asoka de Silva

Who is Asoka de Silva?

Joseph Asoka Nihal De Silva was the 42nd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.

Silva obtained his primary education from St. Anthony's College, Kandy. After graduating from University of Peradeniya in 1971 he joined as an Advocate of the Supreme Court in December 1972. He joined the Attorney General's Department on 2 April 1974.He became a Senior Deputy Solicitor General on 1987 and after serving 22 years in the Attorney General's Department he was appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal on 12 October 1995.Chief Justice Asoka De Silva became the President of the Court of Appeal in February 2001 and later elevated to the Supreme Court on 1 August 2001.

Asoka De Silva has obtained a Masters Degree in Administrative Law in 1983/84 from the University of Colombo and has done a Postgraduate Diploma in criminology at the University of Illinois in the United States of America.