Neville Samarakoon

Neville Dunbar Mirahawatte Samarakoon, Q.C. (22 October 1919 – 1990) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, who served as the 36th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1984. His father was A. C. W. Samarakoon and his mother was Chandrawathi Mirahawatte Kumarihamy.

Neville Samarakoon
36th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
In office 1977–1984
Appointed by	J. R. Jayewardene
Preceded by	Victor Tennekoon
Succeeded by	Suppiah Sharvananda
Personal details
Born	22 October 1919
Died	1990
Spouse(s)	Mary Samarakoon (née Mulholand)
Children	Jennie, Michael & Romanie
Alma mater	University College, Colombo Law College, Colombo Trinity College, Kandy

He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, then at University College, Colombo and the Law College, Colombo. He began work as an advocate in 1945, and worked as a Crown Counsel from 1948 to 195, when he returned to private work. He was made Queen's Counsel in 1968. From 1964 to 1977 he was a member of the Bar Council, and sat on the Disciplinary Board for Lawyers from 1971 to 1974, then again in 1976 and 1977.

He was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 1977, a post he would hold until retiring in 1984.[1] He was succeeded by Suppiah Sharvananda.[2]

References

1. Why no action on judge?
2. "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.

• SAMARAKOON, Hon. Neville Dunbar Mirahawatte. Who Was Who 1897–2006. (2007).