CM Court lawyers get new president

Pradeep Gamage

Attorney-at-Law Pradeep Gamage has been elected President of the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court Lawyers' Association at its AGM on February 25. He received 175 votes beating his nearest rival, who received 50 votes, by a majority of 125 votes. This is the largest majority of votes recorded by a President in the Association's history. A past pupil of Galahitiyawa MMV, Gamage passed out as a lawyer from the Sri Lanka Law College in 2001.

Attorney Sumith Kelaart was elected Secretary, with a majority of 55 votes.

He received 139 votes against the other contestant, who received 84 votes. Kelaart is a past pupil of Thurstan College, Colombo.

He passed out from the Colombo Law Faculty and took oaths as an Attorney-at-Law in 2003.