Francis Soertsz

Sir Francis Soertsz KC

Acting Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office 1946–1946
In office 1945–1945
Preceded by	John Curtois Howard
Succeeded by	John Curtois Howard
In office 1939–1939
Preceded by	Sidney Abrahams
Succeeded by	John Curtois Howard
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
Personal details
Died	1951

Sir Francis Joseph Soertsz (d. 1951) KC was an Acting Chief Justice of Ceylon who served on three occasions in 1939, 1945 and 1946.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Hulugalle, Arjuna. "A Memorial Essay When Kadirgamar was killed, the Indian Prime Minister was moved to tears". Island.lk. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
↑ "Lessons from Jennings". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
↑ SOERTSZ, Sir Francis Joseph. Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

Legal offices
Preceded by	Acting Chief Justice of Ceylon 1946	Succeeded by
Preceded by John Curtois Howard	Acting Chief Justice of Ceylon 1945	Succeeded by
Preceded by Sidney Abrahams	Acting Chief Justice of Ceylon 1939	Succeeded by John Curtois Howard

Chief Justices of Sri Lanka

Carrington Lushington Johnston Giffard Ottley Marshall Norris Oliphant Carr Rowe Creasy Hackett Phear Cayley de Wet Burnside Bonser Layard Hutchinson Lascelles Renton Bertram Branch Fisher Macdonell Abrahams Howard Wijewardena Jayetileke Rose Basnayake Sansoni Fernando Silva Tennekoon Samarakoon Sharvananda Ranasinghe Thambiah de Silva Silva de Silva Bandaranayake Peiris Sripavan

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