William Hackett (judge)

Sir William Hackett
2nd Chief Justice of Fiji
In office 1875–1876
Preceded by	Sir Charles St Julian
Succeeded by	Sir John Gorrie
12th Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office 3 February 1877 – 1877
Appointed by	William Henry Gregory
Preceded by	Edward Shepherd Creasy
Succeeded by	John Budd Phear
Personal details
Died	1877 Nuwara Eliya
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin

Sir William Hackett (died 1877) was the second Chief Justice of Fiji and the 12th Chief Justice of Ceylon. After heading up the courts in Fiji from 1875 to 1876, he was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon on 3 February 1877, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Edward Shepherd Creasy. He remained Chief Justice for only a few months as he died of cholera while in office. He was succeeded by John Budd Phear.^[1][2][3]

References

1. Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years. Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 955599000X.
2. "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
3. 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.