Vincent Thamotheram

Vincent Thambinayagam Thamotheram (12 October 1915 – 25 October 1997) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, judge and writer. He was a crown counsel, Commissioner of Assize and Supreme Court judge.

Vincent Thamotheram
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
In office 1970–1980
Personal details
Born	(1915-10-12)12 October 1915
Died	25 October 1997(1997-10-25) (aged 82) Noble Park, Victoria, Australia
Alma mater	Jaffna Central College St. Thomas' College Ceylon University College Ceylon Law College
Profession	Lawyer
Ethnicity	Sri Lankan Tamil

Early life and family

Thamotheram was born on 12 October 1915.^[1] He was the son of Gate Mudaliyar N. N. Thamotheram. He was educated at Jaffna Central College
St. Thomas' College.^[1] After school he entered Ceylon University College and graduated with a BA degree.^[1] He then joined Ceylon Law College and passed out as an advocate.^[1]

Thamotheram married Baladevi, daughter of Kanagasabai. They had a son, Nirmal Nandakumar, and three daughters, Vasantha, Chandira and Manjula.^[1]

Career

Thamotheram was called to the bar in 1942.^[1] He joined the Attorney-General's Department.^[1] He was a crown counsel from 1944 to 1968.^[1] He acted as Solicitor General.^[1] He was also appointed Commissioner of Assize.^[1] He was appointed Supreme Court judge in 1970.^[1] He served on the Judicial Service Commission. He retired in 1980.^[1]

Later life

After the Black July riots that killed thousands of Sri Lankans, Thamotheram moved to Australia in 1983.^[1] He was called to the bar in Australia in 1984.

Thamotheram died in Noble Park, Victoria on 25 October 1997, at the age of 82.^[2]

References

1. Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. pp. 225–226.
2. Vincent Thambinayagam Thamotheram in the Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841–2009