Sarath de Abrew
| The Honourable Justice Sarath de Abrew | |
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| Appointed by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | |
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In office 7 May 2014 – May 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1953 |
| Died |
(aged 63) Ratmalana |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Alma mater |
University of Colombo S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Justice Sarath de Abrew (c. 1953 – 15 August 2016) was a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
Educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, he graduated from University of Colombo with a LLB and took oaths as an attorney in 1977.[1]
He joined the Attorney General's Department as a State Counsel in 1979 and served until 1981. He was thereafter appointed as a judicial officer, serving as Magistrate in Trincomalee. He went on to serve in several appointments around the island until he was appointed to as a Judge of the High Court in 1999. He was serving as the High Court Judge in Kalutara when he was promoted as a Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka in 2006.[1]
Appointed to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 2014, he was indicted at the Colombo High Court for an alleged sexual assault on a housemaid in 2015 and retied in early 2016. He died at the age of 63 on 15 August 2016 after falling of the roof of his house.[2][3]
He was the President of the Judicial Service Association and the Vice President of the High Court Judges Association.[1]
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