Sir Stanley Fisher (12 February 1867 – 28 May 1949) was a British colonial judge who served as the 24th Chief Justice of Ceylon. Fisher was born in

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into the Knapp-Fisher family, a London legal dynasty. He was the son of George Henry Knapp-Fisher and Elizabeth Goodchild. His brother was Sir Edward Knapp-Fisher. He served as Chief Justice of Cyprus from 1920 to 1924 and

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from 1924 to 1926. He was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon on 11 December 1926 succeeding Charles Ernest St. John Branch and was Chief Justice until 1930. He was succeeded by Philip James Macdonell. He was knighted in the

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