Vincent Thamotheram

Justice Vincent Thambinayagam Thamotheram (born 12 October 1915) is a leading Sri Lankan lawyer, judge and writer. He was a crown counsel, Commissioner of Assize and Supreme Court judge.

Justice

Vincent Thamotheram
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
In office
1970–1980
Personal details
Born (1915-10-12) 12 October 1915
Alma materJaffna Central College
St. Thomas' College
Ceylon University College
Ceylon Law College
ProfessionLawyer
EthnicitySri Lankan Tamil

Early life and family

Thamotheram was born on 12 October 1915.[1] He was the son of Gate Mudaliyar N. N. Thamotheram. He was educated at Jaffna Central College
St. Thomas' College.[1] After school he entered Ceylon University College and graduated with a BA degree.[1] He then joined Ceylon Law College and passed out as an advocate.[1]

Thamotheram married Baladevi, daughter of Kanagasabai. They had a son (Nirmal Nandakumar) and three daughters (Vasantha, Chandira and Manjula).[1]

Career

Thamotheram was called to the bar in 1942.[1] He joined the Attorney-General's Department.[1] He was a crown counsel from 1944 to 1968.[1] He acted as Solicitor General.[1] He was also appointed Commissioner of Assize.[1] He was appointed Supreme Court judge in 1970.[1] He served on the Judicial Service Commission. He retired in 1980.[1]

Later life

After the Black July riots in which thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils were murdered by Sinhalese mobs, Thamotheram moved to Australia in 1983.[1] He was called to the bar in Australia in 1984.

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References
  1. Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. pp. 225–226.
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