Rohini Perera Marasinghe is a

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n judge and lawyer. She was a sitting

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on the

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. Prior to her appointment as

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, in April 2013, she served as a judge of the Court of Appeal and was promoted to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice S. I. Imam. Rohini Marasinghe, graduating in law in 1976, joined the Attorney-General's Department as a State Counsel in 1980. Becoming a Magistrate in 1983, Marasinghe served as a District judge in almost all parts of the country before being appointed High Court judge. In 2006, she was elevated as a Judge of the

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. In April 2013 Marasinghe was appointed to the

. At the appointment of Marasinghe the Peiris court had four female judges. Marasinghe obtained her master's from the

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. ;Other posts Marasinghe has participated in and presented legal papers at numerous conferences and seminars all over the world, including at the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Conference and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Conference. * Resource person at the Sri Lankan Judges Institute * Secretary to the Judicial Service Association * Secretary to the High Court Judges Association * President to the High Court Judges Association

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