Sir Colley Harman Scotland (16 June 1818 – 20 January 1903) was the first Chief Justice of the

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. Scotland was born in the West Indies, the son of Thomas Scotland, Registrar of

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and deputy-paymaster of the British forces in Jamaica, and his wife, Sarah Haverkam. He was called to the bar at the

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in 1843. He was successor of Sir Henry Davison as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Madras after he died at

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on 4 November 1860. He arrived at

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on 23 May 1861 and was sworn in on 24 May 1861. He served as the first Chief Justice of the

from 1861 to 1871. He also served as the Vice Chancellor of the

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from 1862 to 1871.

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