St John Branch

Sir
Charles Ernest St John Branch
KC
23rd Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
3 July 1925 – 25 May 1926
Appointed by William Manning
Preceded by Anton Bertram
Succeeded by Stanley Fisher
Personal details
Born (1865-06-02)2 June 1865
Died 1939
Children Denzil Templer Branch
Alma mater Durham University

Sir Charles Ernest St John Branch KC (2 June 1865 – 1939), known as St John Branch, was the 23rd Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed on 3 July 1925 succeeding Anton Bertram and was Chief Justice until 25 May 1926. He was succeeded by Stanley Fisher.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ↑ BRANCH, Sir (Charles Ernest) St John. Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ↑ 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
Anton Bertram
Chief Justice of Ceylon
1925-1926
Succeeded by
Stanley Fisher
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