Douglas St. Clive Budd Jansze
Douglas St. Clive Budd Jansze, OBE (16 February 1909) was Ceylonese lawyer. He was the 31st Attorney General of Ceylon and Solicitor General of Ceylon.[1]
Douglas St. Clive Budd Jansze | |
|---|---|
| 31st Attorney General of Ceylon | |
| In office 12 April 1957 – 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Fredrick Noel Gratiaen |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Caffoor Mohamad Ameer |
| 20th Solicitor General of Ceylon | |
| In office 1955–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Thusew Fernando |
| Succeeded by | Murugeysen Tiruchelvam |
Having graduated from the Ceylon University College with a BA degree from the University of London, Jansze qualified as an advocate from the Ceylon Law College and was admitted to the bar in 1934. He acted as Assistant Legal Draftsman in 1936 and Crown Counsel in 1937 and 1943 on occasions between when he was appointed a Crown Counsel in 1943; he served as Acting Deputy Commissioner, Compensation Claims (1946-1947). In 1949 he was appointed Senior Crown Counsel, having served in an acting capacity.[2] He was appointed Solicitor General of Ceylon in 1955 succeeding T. S. Fernando and served until 1957. He was appointed on 1 April 1957, succeeding Edward Fredrick Noel Gratiaen, and held the office until 1966. Abdul Caffoor Mohamad Ameer succeeded him.[3]
He was appointed an Officer in the Order of the British Empire in the 1955 Birthday Honours.
References
- "History". Attorney General's Department. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- The Ceylon Civil List 1954. Ceylon: The Government Press.
- Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B (1986), The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years, Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services, ISBN 978-955-599-000-4