The new resident magistrate, Thennakoon Mudiyanselage Nilan Thushara Thennakoon was sworn in by Chief Justice Anthony Gates at the Judge’s common room, Government Buildings today.
Mr Thennakoon was called to the Bar of Sri-Lanka as an Attorney-at-Law in December, 2002.
From 2003 to 2005 he held the position of Tutor at Sri Lanka Law College.
Mr Thennakoon held the position as Senior Assistant Legal Officer at Sampath Bank from September 2004 to November 2010.
Before taking up the position as resident magistrate here, Mr Thennakoon was the Nations Trust Bank consumer litigation manager from December, 2010.
Mr Thennakoon, 41, is a Sri Lankan national and comes with vast experience in the legal fraternity.
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