The former Colombo Additional Magistrate, who faces charges including the illegal possession of an elephant calf without a valid license was sent on compulsory leave last month.
The Colombo Chief Magistrate had ordered him to give a statement to the CID.
A court order has been made to arrest Justice Thilina Gamage, who had failed to comply with an earlier order passed by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya.