Mayadunne Corea is a Sri Lankan lawyer who serves as a judge of the

Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka, commonly known as the Appeal Court, is the second most senior court in the Sri Lankan legal system, with only the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka above it. Established in 1971, under the Court of Appeal Act No. 4 ...

. He was appointed by President

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, (; ; born 20 June 1949) was a Sri Lankan politician and military officer who served as the eighth President of Sri Lanka from 18 November 2019 until his Resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, resignation on 14 July 202 ...

and has served since 1 December 2020.

Career

Corea previously served as a judge in Sri Lanka's High Court before his appointment to the Court of Appeal. He has also served as a judge in

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's High Court.

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Living people Sinhalese people Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka judges Judges of the high courts of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan judges on the courts of Fiji Corea family {{SriLanka-bio-stub