Sri Lankan Judge Appointed as Resident Magistrate of Fiji

Former Sri Lankan district judge Geethani Wijesinghe Widanelage was sworn in  as Fiji’s new Resident Magistrate by President Jioji Konrote on Friday, Fiji Times said.

Ms. Widanelage started her career as a Junior Attorney-at-Law at Corporate Chambers of Mr. Kalinga Indatissa in 1999. Prior to her appointment, she was a district judge/magistrate at Mahiyangana in Sri Lanka. Ms. Widanelage holds a Masters of Law from the University of Colombo, a Diploma in Environmental Law and a Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations. She was also a tutorial assistant at the Sri Lanka Law College where she taught Environmental and Constitution Law from 2002 to 2008.

Magistrate Widanelage took her oath at the State House in the presence of Chief Justice Anthony Gates and Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili.