| Honorific-Prefix: | Sir |
| Francis Soertsz | |
| Office: | Acting Chief Justice of Ceylon |
| Term Start: | 1946 |
| Term End: | 1946 |
| Term Start2: | 1945 |
| Term End2: | 1945 |
| Predecessor2: | John Curtois Howard |
| Successor2: | John Curtois Howard |
| Term Start3: | 1939 |
| Term End3: | 1939 |
| Predecessor3: | Sidney Abrahams |
| Successor3: | John Curtois Howard |
| Office4: | Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1886 |
Sir Francis Joseph Soertsz KC (14 March 1886 – 10 January 1951) was an Acting Chief Justice of Ceylon who served on three occasions, in 1939, 1945 and 1946.[1] [2]
Soertsz was born in 1886, the son of Francis William and Emily Josephine Soertsz. He was educated at Saint Joseph's College, Colombo and the Law College of Ceylon.[3]
He was knighted in the 1947 New Year Honours.[4]