John Budd Phear

Sir John Budd Phear
13th Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office 18 October 1877 – September 1879
Appointed by	James Robert Longden
Preceded by	William Hackett
Succeeded by	Richard Cayley Harry Dias Bandaranaike as Acting
Personal details
Born	9 February 1825 Earl Stonham, Suffolk, England
Died	1890
Spouse(s)	Catherine Wreford

Sir John Budd Phear (9 February 1825 - 1905)^[1] was a judge and author who was the 13th Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed on 18 October 1877 succeeding William Hackett and was Chief Justice until 1879. He was succeeded by Richard Cayley.^[2][3][4] When Phear retired Harry Dias Bandaranaike acted as Chief Justice for 12 days.^[2]

Phear was the eldest of three sons of John Phear, rector of Earl Stonham. One of his brothers, Samuel George Phear, became Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.^[1]

References

1. Prior, Katherine. "Phear, John Budd". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35502. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
2. Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years. Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 955599000X.
3. "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
4. John Ferguson (1996) [1887]. Ceylon in the Jubilee Year (Repr. ed.). Asian Educational Services. p. 254. ISBN 978-81-206-0963-1. Retrieved 7 January 2013.