List Of Supreme Court Judges

The highest judicial body of the country is the supreme court. The judges of the supreme court has the power to review any judgment pronounced in the high courts or any other court. Following is brief description about the judges of the supreme court.

1. N. V. Ramana:

His full name is Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, and he was born on 27 Aug 1957. He is from the ponnavaram village.

N. V. Ramana was the judge of the supreme court of India from 17 Feb 2014 to 23 Apr 2021, and after that, he was appointed as the Chief Justice of India (CJI). He was nominated by P. Sathasivam, and appointed by Pranab Mukherjee for this position.

He was the chief justice of the Delhi high court from 2 Sep 2013 to 16 Feb 2014. He was nominated by P. Sathasivam, and appointed by Pranab Mukherjee for this position.

He was the judge of the Andhra Pradesh high court from 27 Jun 2000 to 1 Sep 2013. For this position, he was nominated by Adarsh Sein Anand, and appointed by K. R. Narayanan.

2. A. M. Khanwilkar:

His full name is Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, and he was born on 30 Jul 1957. He is from Poona city, and completed his education at KC Law College.

He was the chief justice of Madhya Pradesh high court from 24 Nov 2013 to 13 May 2016. For this position, he was nominated by P. Sathasivam, and preceded by Sharad Arvind Bobde.

He was also the chief justice of Himachal Pradesh high court from 4 Apr 2013 to 23 Nov 2013. He was nominated by Altamas Kabir, and appointed by Pranab Mukherjee for this position.

He was the judge of the Bombay high from 29 Mar 2000 to 3 Apr 2013. For this position, he was nominated by Adarsh Sein Anand, and appointed by Kocheril Raman Narayanan.

3. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud:

His full name is Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, and he was born on 11 Nov 1959. He has completed a BA, LLB from the University of Delhi, and LLM, SJD from Harvard University.

He was the chief justice of the Allahabad high court from 31 Oct 2013 to 12 May 2016. For this position, was nominated by P. Sathasivam, and appointed by Pranab Mukherjee.

He was also the judge of the Bombay high court 29 Mar 2000 to 30 Oct 2013. For this position, he was nominated by Adarsh Sein Anand, and appointed by Kocheril Raman Narayanan.

4. Sanjay Kishan Kaul:

He was born on 26 Dec 1958. He has completed his education from the faculty of law at the University of Delhi.

He was the chief justice of the Madras high court from 26 Jul 2014 to 15 Feb 2017. He was nominated by Rajendra Mal Lodha, and appointed by Pranab Mukherjee for this position.

He was also the chief justice of the Punjab & Haryana high court from 1 Jun 2013 to 25 Jul 2014. He was nominated by Altamas Kabir, and appointed by Pranab Mukherjee for this position.

He was the judge of the Delhi high court from 3 May 2001 to 31 May 2013. For this position, he was nominated by Adarsh Sein Anand, and appointed by Kocheril Raman Narayanan.

5. Vineet Saran:

He was born on 30 Jul 1957, and completed his education at Allahabad university.

He was the chief justice of the Orissa high court from 26 Feb 2016 to 6 Aug 2018. He was nominated by T. S. Thakur, and appointed by Pranab Mukherjee for this position.

He was the judge of the Karnataka high court from 16 Feb 2015 to 25 Feb 2016. He was nominated by H. L. Dattu, and appointed by Pranab Mukherjee for this position.

He was also the judge of the Allahabad high court from 14 Feb 2002 to 15 Feb 2015. For this position, he was nominated by Sam Piroj Bharucha, and appointed by Kocheril Raman Narayanan.

6. K. M. Joseph:

His full name is Kuttiyil Mathew Joseph, and he was born on 17 Jun 1958. He is from Athirampuzha village. He has completed his education from Loyola College.

He was the chief justice of the Uttarakhand high court from 31 Jul 2014 to 6 Aug 2018. For this position, he was nominated by Rajendra Mal Lodha, and preceded by Sudhanshu Dhulia.

He was also the judge of the Kerala high court from 14 Oct 2004 to 30 Jul 2014. For this position, he was nominated by Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, and appointed by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

7.Mukesh Shah:

His full name is Mukeshkumar Rasikbhai Shah, and he was born on 16 May 1958.

He was the chief justice of the Patna high court from 12 Aug 2018 to 1 Nov 2018. He was nominated by Dipak Misra for this position, and preceded by Ram Nath Kovind.

He was also the judge of the Gujarat high court from 7 Mar 2004 to 11 Aug 2018. For this position, he was nominated by V. N. Khare, and appointed by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

8. A. S. Bopanna:

His full name is Ajjikuttira Somaiah Bopanna, and he was born on 20 May 1959. He is from Madikeri.

He was the chief justice of the Gauhati high court from 29 Oct 2018 to 23 May 2019. He was appointed by Ram Nath Kovind, and nominated by Ranjan Gogoi for this position.

He was the judge of the Karnataka high court from 6 Jan 2006 to 28 Oct 2018. For this position, he was nominated by Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal, and appointed by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

9. A. S. Oka:

His full name is Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, and he was born on 25 May 1960. He has completed his education at Mumbai University.

He was the chief justice of the Karnataka high court from 10 May 2019 to 30 Aug 2021. For this position, he was nominated by P. Sathasivam, and appointed by Ram Nath Kovind.

He was the judge of the Bombay high court from 29 Aug 2003 to 9 May 2019. For this position, he was nominated by V. N. Khare, and appointed by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

10. B. V. Nagarathna:

Her full name is Bangalore Venkataramiah Nagarathna, and she was born on 30 Oct 1962. She has completed her education from the University of Delhi.

She was the judge of the Karnataka high court from 18 Feb 2008 to 30 Aug 2021. For this position, she was appointed by Pratibha Patil, and nominated by K. G. Balakrishnan.

11. C. T. Ravikumar:

His full name is Chudalayil Thevan Ravikumar, and he was born on 6 Jan 1960. He is from the Thazhakkara village. He has completed his education from the Kozhikode Law College.

He was the judge of the Kerala high court in the period of 5 Jan 2009 to 30 Aug 2021. For this position, he was appointed by Prathiba Patil, and nominated by K. G. Balakrishnan.

12. Bela Trivedi:

Her full name is Bela Madhurya Trivedi. She was born on 10 June 1960, and she is from Patan.

She was the judge of the Gujrat high court from 17 Feb 2011 to 26 June 2011, and again from 11 9 Feb 2016 to 30 Aug 2021. She was nominated by T.S Thakur, and appointed by Pranab Mukherjee for this position.

She was also the judge of the Rajasthan high court from 27 June 2011 to 8 Feb 2016. She was nominated by S. H. Kapadia, and appointed by Pratibha Patil for this position.

13. Hima Kohli:

She was born on 2 Sep 1959, and she is from New Delhi.

She was the chief justice of the Telangana high court from 7 Jan 2021 to 30 Aug 2021. She was appointed by Ram Nath Kovind, and nominated by Sharad Arvind Bobde for this position.

She was the judge of the Delhi high court from 29 May 2006 to 6 Jan 2021. She was appointed by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, and nominated by Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal for this position.

14. Vikram Nath:

He was born on 24 Sep 1962, and he is from the Kaushambi district. He has completed his education from the University of Lucknow.

He was the chief justice of the Gujrat high court from 10 Sep 2019 to 30 Aug 2021. For this position, he was appointed by Ram Nath Kovind, and nominated by Ranjan Gogoi.

He was the judge of the Allahabad high court from 24 Sep 2004 to 9 Sep 2019. For this position, he was nominated by Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, and appointed by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

15. M. M. Sundresh:

He was born on 21 July 1962, and he is from Erode city.

He was the judge of the Madras high court from 31 Mar 2009 to 30 Aug 2021. For this position, he was appointed by Pratibha Patil, and nominated by K. G. Balakrishnan.

16. Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari:

He was born on 29 June 1961, and he is from Joura town.

He was the chief justice of the Sikkim high court from 6 Jan 2021 to 30 Aug 2021. For this position, he was preceded by Arup Kumar Goswami, and nominated by Sharad Arvind Bobde.

He was the chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh high court from 7 Oct 2019 to 5 Jan 2021. He was nominated by Ranjan Gogoi, and preceded by Chagari Praveen Kumar for this position.

He was also the judge of the Bombay high court from 29 Mar 2000 to 3 Apr 2013. For this position, he was nominated by Adarsh Sein Anand, and appointed by Kocheril Raman Narayanan.