Christopher Temple

Christopher Temple

18th Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
In office 28 January 1854 – 1873
Appointed by	George William Anderson
Judge of the District Court of Colombo
In office 1 June 1945 – 1854
Deputy Queen's Advocate of Ceylon
In office 17 October 1840 – 1945

Personal details
Alma mater	University of Cambridge

Christopher Temple was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon from 1854 to 1873. Temple had served as Deputy Queen's Advocate of Ceylon and Judge of the District Court of Colombo prior to being elevated as a Puisne Justice. He was appointed Senior Puisne Justice on 1 January 1863 and acted as Chief Justice when Chief Justice Edward Shepherd Creasy went on leave on 7 September 1869.^[1]

References

Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years (465/1000 ed.). Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 978-955-599-000-4.

Legal offices
Preceded by	Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon 1854-1873	Succeeded by

The Creasy court (1860–1875)

Jul 1874–Sep 1875

Aug 1873–Jul 1874

1872–Aug 1873

Jan 1871–1872

1870–Jan 1871

Jan 1867–1870

Jan 1863–Jan 1867

1862–Jan 1863

1862–1862

Mar 1860–1862

Acting Chief justice, *Acting Puisne Judge, ^On leave: 1 Jan - 28 April

v t e The Rowe court (1857–1860)
1860–Mar 1860	Sterling Temple Morgan* Lawson*
1857–1860	Sterling Temple
Acting Chief justice, *Acting Puisne Judge

v t e The Carr court (1854–1856)
Nov 1855–1857	Sterling Temple
Apr 1854–Nov 1855	Temple
Acting Chief justice, *Acting Puisne Judge

v t e The Oliphant court (1838–1854)
Jan 1854–Apr 1854	Carr Temple
1848–Jan 1854	Carr Stark
1847–1848	Carr Stark
Oct 1840–1847	Carr Stark
1839–1840	Jeremie Hillebrand* Carr*
Nov 1839–1839	Jeremie Hillebrand*
Aug 1839–Nov 1839	Jeremie
1839–Aug 1839	Jeremie Stoddart†
Oct 1838–1839	Jeremie Stoddart
Acting Chief justice, *Acting Puisne Judge, † Died in office