Priyantha FernandoK. Priyantha Fernando is a Sri Lankan lawyer serving since 6 February 2023 as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.CareerFernando was appointed as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka on 9 January 2019 by President Maithripala Sirisena. He was later appointed President of the Court of Appeal on 14 June 2021 by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.