Succeeded by William Ogle Carr Preceded by Charles Marshall Children Anne Grace Norris | Succeeded by Anthony Oliphant Name William Norris Preceded by Henry Matthews | |
Appointed by Robert Wilmot-Horton | ||
Sir William Norris (died 1859) was the seventh Chief Justice of Ceylon and seventh Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon.
He was born the son of William Norris, who was President of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1824. He studied law at the Middle Temple and was called to the bar in 1827. He moved to India in 1829 to practice there.
He was knighted by letters patent in 1835 and appointed a puisne judge in Ceylon. He was promoted to Chief Justice of Ceylon on 27 April 1836, succeeding Charles Marshall, holding the post until 1837. He was succeeded by Anthony Oliphant. Norris was appointed despite William Rough having served on the bench since 1831, as acting puisne justice, senior puisne justice and as acting chief justice.
His son was the author William Edward Norris. His daughter Anne Grace Norris married the future Governor Arthur Havelock.