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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