Rohini Marasinghe Explained

Rohini Marasinghe
Office:Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Appointer:Mahinda Rajapaksa
Term Start:26 April 2013
Term End:2015
Office2:Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
Term Start2:2006
Term End2:2013
Spouse:Lakshman Marasinghe
Children:Sureni Jayasekara, Tarini Thomas, Irantha Perera, Leelan Marasinghe
Alma Mater:University of Hartford

Rohini Perera Marasinghe is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. She was a sitting judge on the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Prior to her appointment as Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, in April 2013, she served as a judge of the Court of Appeal and was promoted to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice S. I. Imam.[1] [2]

Rohini Marasinghe, graduating in law in 1976, joined the Attorney-General's Department as a State Counsel in 1980. Becoming a Magistrate in 1983, Marasinghe served as a District judge in almost all parts of thecountry before being appointed High Court judge. In 2006, she was elevated as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. In April 2013 Marasinghe was appointed to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. At the appointment of Marasinghe the Peiris court had four female judges.[3]

Marasinghe obtained her master's from the University of Hartford.

Other postsMarasinghe has participated in and presented legal papers at numerous conferences and seminars all over the world, including at the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Conference and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Conference.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Three judges absent. Dailymirror.lk. 16 November 2013.
  2. Web site: Three Judges absent at ceremonial sitting. Lankatruth. 16 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Justice Rohini Marasinghe. Commonwealth Law Conference. 25 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Senior Judge Rohini Marasinghe sworn in as a Supreme Court Judge. news.lk. 16 November 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20131116161921/http://news.lk/news/sri-lanka/4923-senior-judge-rohini-marasinghe-sworn-in-as-a-supreme-court-judge. 16 November 2013.