Janak de Silva

Janak de Silva is a Sri Lankan lawyer serving since 1 December 2020 as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Early life De Silva is an alumnus of Trinity College, Kandy, where he studied from 1973 to 1987. He represented the school in hockey, chess, cricket, athletics, quiz, and drama competitions. He captained the First XI hockey team and was awarded hockey colours. He served as a school officer and prefect and was the first recipient of the Valesca Reimann Memorial Scholarship.

He graduated from Sri Lanka Law College with class I honours and the University of Oxford, where he obtained a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) degree. He also earned a Master of Laws (LL.M) from University College London, specialising in international business transactions. Before his judicial appointment, he was a Senior Deputy Solicitor General with the Attorney General's Department where he served from 1993 to 2017.

He also serves as a non-resident judge of the Court of Appeal of Seychelles, having been sworn in for a five-year term on 29 November 2023 by Vice President Ahmed Afif.

Achievements Passed the final examination for the admission of attorneys-at-law with class I honours. Appointed a Senior Fellow (Honorary) in Law at the University of Melbourne in August 2023.