Sanjeeva Morais

{{Short description|Sri Lankan judge of the Court of Appeal since 2023}}

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| appointer = Ranil Wickremesinghe

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M. C. B. Sanjeeva Morais is a Sri Lankan lawyer who serves as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe and has served since 7 August 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-07 |title=High Court Judge Morais sworn in as Court of Appeal judge |url=https://sundaytimes.lk/online/news-online/High-Court-Judge-Morais-sworn-in-as-Court-of-Appeal-judge/2-1142761 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218025438/https://sundaytimes.lk/online/news-online/High-Court-Judge-Morais-sworn-in-as-Court-of-Appeal-judge/2-1142761 |archive-date=2025-02-18 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Times Online |language=English}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-08 |title=Court of Appeal gets new Judge and Acting President |url=https://www.ft.lk/news/Court-of-Appeal-gets-new-Judge-and-Acting-President/56-751530 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250314071424/https://www.ft.lk/news/Court-of-Appeal-gets-new-Judge-and-Acting-President/56-751530 |archive-date=2025-03-14 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=www.ft.lk |language=English}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-07 |title=Court of Appeal: New Judge & Acting President appointed |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2023/08/07/court-of-appeal-new-judge-acting-president-appointed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250314064606/https://www.newswire.lk/2023/08/07/court-of-appeal-new-judge-acting-president-appointed/ |archive-date=2025-03-14 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Newswire |language=en-US}}

Career

Morais previously served as a judge in the High Court of Sri Lanka before being appointed to the Court of Appeal.

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Category:Living people

Category:Sinhalese people

Category:Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka judges

Category:Judges of the high courts of Sri Lanka

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