Charles Marshall (judge)

Sir
Charles Marshall
6th Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
18 February 1833 – 3 March 1836
Appointed by Robert Wilmot-Horton
Preceded by Richard Ottley
Succeeded by William Norris
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
In office
1830–1833
Provisional Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
In office
14 June 1828 – 1830

Sir Charles Marshall (died 1873)[1] was the 6th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

Marshall was educated at Westminster School. He matriculated at Jesus College, Cambridge in 1806, graduating B.A. in 1810, and M.A. in 1814. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1815.[1]

Marshall was appointed on 18 February 1833, succeeding Richard Ottley, and was Chief Justice until 3 March 1836. He was succeeded by William Norris.[2][3]

Marshall produced the first book on Sri Lankan Law.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Marshall, Charles (MRSL806C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ↑ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  3. ↑ John Ferguson (1996) [1887]. Ceylon in the Jubilee Year (Repr. ed.). Asian Educational Services. p. 254. ISBN 978-81-206-0963-1. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years. Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 955599000X.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Richard Ottley		 Chief Justice of Ceylon
1833–1836 		Succeeded by
William Norris