Eurico da Silva


Eurico Santana da Silva was an Indian judge of the Bombay High Court Bench at Goa.

Early life

Eurico Santana da Silva was born on 10 May 1933 in Margao, Portuguese Goa. He graduated in Law and post graduated in historical and juridical sciences at the University of Coimbra in 1957.

Career

He did a Degree in Law and Post Graduation in Historical and Juridical Sciences by the Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra, Portugal. A diploma in Forensic Medicine by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Diploma in Dactiloscopy and Prisional Law by the Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra, Portugal and Course of Criminology in the Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, in 1979.
On 6 December 1957, he was appointed as "Julgado Municipal Especial" at Ponda.
On 20 April 1964, he was promoted to Civil Judge, Senior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class. On 18 April 1974, he was promoted to be the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Goa, Daman and Diu. He progressed in his career to become a District and Sessions Judge, South Goa, Margao on 4 February 1981. On 30 July 1990, he was elevated as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court at Goa in 1990 and appointed Puisne Judge in 1991. Finally, after a career of over 38 years, Justice Eurico Santana da Silva retired on 10 May 1995.

Death

Da Silva died at his residence in Margaon, on 28 March 2025, at the age of 91.