| Date - Field | Sri Lanka - Judicial branch |
2010 January Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
2009 January Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
2008 January Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
2007 January Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
2006 January Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
2005 January Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
2004 January Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
2003 January Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
2002 January Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
2001 January Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
2000 January Judicial branch | Supreme Court, judges are appointed by the president; Court of Appeals, judges are appointed by the president |