S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya

Justice S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya, PC is a Sri Lankan judge. He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and had served as the Acting Chief Justice.[1] He was also the 33rd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka.

The Honourable Justice

S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
In office
1991–2002
Appointed byRanasinghe Premadasa
33rd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byK. M. M. B. Kulatunga
Succeeded byTilak Marapana

Wadugodapitiya was educated at Royal College Colombo, where his classmates included Justice P. Edussuriya and Upali Wijewardene.[2] He went on to gain a LLB and a LLM. Joining the Attorney General's Department as a State Counsel, he served in the department for 25 years becoming the Solicitor General. He was appointed on 1989, succeeding K. M. M. B. Kulatunga, and held the office until 1991. He was succeeded by Tilak Marapana.[3] During his career he served as Commissioner of the Mossad Commission, Commissioner of the Law Commission. In 1991 he was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He was a member of the Judges Institute of Sri Lanka, and the Council of Legal Education of Sri Lanka. After his retirement from the judiciary in 2002, he was appointed as Chairmen of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on Matters Relating to Maintenance of Law and Order.[4][5]

References
  1. Justice Wadugodapitiya acting Chief Justice
  2. That magnificent class of '49
  3. "History". Attorney General's Department. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. Law and Order Commission begins hearings
  5. Justice Wadugodapitiya retires
Legal offices
Preceded by
K. M. M. B. Kulatunga		 Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
1989–1991		 Succeeded by
Tilak Marapana
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