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'''Sir Charles Ernest St. John Branch''' [[King's Counsel|KC]] (2 June 1865 - d. 1939) was the 23rd [[Chief Justice of Ceylon]]. He was appointed on 3 July 1925 succeeding [[Anton Bertram]] and was Chief Justice until 25 May 1926. He was succeeded by [[Stanley Fisher]].<ref name=JSCS>{{cite web|title=Overview|url=http://www.jsc.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=60&lang=en|publisher=Judicial Service Commission Secretariat|accessdate=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Who's Who|type=was|id=U206545|surname=BRANCH|othernames=Sir (Charles Ernest) St John|accessed=7 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=Amerasinghe>{{cite book|last=Amerasinghe|first=A. Ranjit B.|title=The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years|year=1986|publisher=Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services|location=Ratmalana|isbn=955599000X}}</ref>
'''Sir Charles Ernest St John Branch''' [[King's Counsel|KC]] (2 June 1865 &ndash; 1939), known as '''St John Branch''', was the 23rd [[Chief Justice of Ceylon]]. He was appointed on 3 July 1925 succeeding [[Anton Bertram]] and was Chief Justice until 25 May 1926. He was succeeded by [[Stanley Fisher]].<ref name=JSCS>{{cite web|title=Overview|url=http://www.jsc.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=60&lang=en|publisher=Judicial Service Commission Secretariat|accessdate=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Who's Who|type=was|id=U206545|surname=BRANCH|othernames=Sir (Charles Ernest) St John|accessed=7 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=Amerasinghe>{{cite book|last=Amerasinghe|first=A. Ranjit B.|title=The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years|year=1986|publisher=Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services|location=Ratmalana|isbn=955599000X}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Sir
Charles Ernest St John Branch
23rd Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
3 July 1925 – 25 May 1926
Appointed byWilliam Manning
Preceded byAnton Bertram
Succeeded byStanley Fisher
Personal details
Born(1865-06-02)2 June 1865
Died1939
ChildrenDenzil Templer Branch
Alma materDurham University

Sir Charles Ernest St John Branch KC (2 June 1865 – 1939), known as St John Branch, was the 23rd Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed on 3 July 1925 succeeding Anton Bertram and was Chief Justice until 25 May 1926. He was succeeded by Stanley Fisher.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ^ BRANCH. "BRANCH, Sir (Charles Ernest) St John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years. Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 955599000X.
Legal offices
Preceded by Chief Justice of Ceylon
1925-1926
Succeeded by