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Eva Wanasundara appointed as acting chief justice

Eva Wanasundara, Acting CJ
Supreme Court Judge Justice Eva Wanasundara was sworn in as the Acting Chief Justice yesterday, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Justice Wanasundara has previously served as Solicitor General and Attorney General. She made history when she became the first woman Senior State Counsel, the first woman Deputy Solicitor General, the first woman Additional Solicitor General, the first woman Solicitor General and first ever woman Attorney General of Sri Lanka.

Eva Wanasundera has served as Acting Attorney General on 16 occasions.