Sathya Hettige

Sathya Hettige
PC
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 July 2011
Personal details
Alma mater University of Colombo

Sathya Hettige PC is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. He is a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and is also a non-resident Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Fiji.[1] Prior to his appointment as Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka he was serving as president of Court of appeal.[2]

Hettige secured his LLB Degree from the University of Colombo. He qualified as an Attorney-at-Law in 1976 joining the Attorney General's department in 1978. Hettige served as Principal Law Officer in the Director of Public Prosecutions, Fiji Islands and was enrolled as a Barrister and Solicitor in the Supreme Court of Fiji on 19 March 1993.[3]

He is related to the Rajapaksa family.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Justices of Appeal of the Supreme Court". Judiciary Fiji. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sri Lanka named two new Supreme Court judges". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Malalasekera, Sarath. "Judge's role pivotal in administering justice". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Crisis in filling vacancies in the Supreme Court!". Retrieved 8 August 2014.