Christopher Temple
Christopher Temple | |
|---|---|
| 18th Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
| In office 28 January 1854 – 1873 | |
| Appointed by | George William Anderson |
| Judge of the | |
| In office 1 June 1945 – 1854 | |
| Deputy Queen's Advocate of Ceylon | |
| In office 17 October 1840 – 1945 | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Christopher Temple was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon from 1854 to 1873. Temple had served as Deputy Queen's Advocate of Ceylon and Judge of the prior to being elevated as a Puisne Justice. He was appointed Senior Puisne Justice on 1 January 1863 and acted as Chief Justice when Chief Justice Edward Shepherd Creasy went on leave on 7 September 1869.[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Amerasinghe 1986, p. 133.
Bibliography[]
- Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years (465/1000 ed.). Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 978-955-599-000-4.
Categories:
- Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
- British expatriates in Sri Lanka
- 19th-century British people