Deshamanya Miliani Edward Claude Sansoni was a Ceylonese judge, who served as the 32nd Chief Justice of Ceylon.
15 Facts About Miliani Sansoni
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Miliani Sansoni had a brother Hildon Claude Sansoni and a sister Sylvia Carmen, who married Clinton Bryan Fernando.
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Miliani Sansoni's brother Hildon Claude Sansoni was a proctor and a lieutenant in the Ceylon Royal Navy Reserve, who served as an extra aide-de-camp to the governor general of Ceylon.
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Hildon married the artist Barbara Miliani Sansoni, who founded the Barefoot textile design company.
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Miliani Sansoni gave birth to two sons; Dominic and Simon.
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Miliani Sansoni was educated at Royal College Colombo, where he was the editor of the Royal College Magazine.
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Miliani Sansoni graduated from the University of London with a BA degree and was called to the bar as a barrister from the Gray's Inn.
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Miliani Sansoni joined the Ceylon Judicial Service on 1 July 1939, on probation in the Class II, Grade I as Magistrate, Kandy and was confirmed in service on 1 July 1940.
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Miliani Sansoni went on to serve as District Judge, Batticaloa ; Acting District Judge, Badulla ; Acting District Judge, Panadura ; District Judge, Kegalle ; Additional District Judge, Colombo.
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Miliani Sansoni was promoted to Class I, Grade II on 1 January 1946, Supernumerary Officer on 1 March 1948 and Officer Class I, Grade I in March 1949 in the Ceylon Judicial Service.
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Miliani Sansoni was thereafter appointed to the Supreme Court of Ceylon as a Puisne Justice.
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Miliani Sansoni was appointed in 1964 as Chief Justice of Ceylon succeeding Hema Henry Basnayake and served as Chief Justice until 1966.
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Miliani Sansoni chaired the Sansoni Commission that investigated the riots of 1977.
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Miliani Sansoni was conferred the national honour of the title of Deshamanya in the first ever Independence Day National Honours list in 1986.
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Miliani Sansoni married Phyllis Frances Ondaartje daughter of Aelian Owen Morgan Ondaartje, JP, UM, a Proctor and Elsie Thompson Staiunton at the St Michael's and All Angels' Church, Colombo on 4 October 1930.