Born on 23rd March, 1965 at Ahmedabad; Native Mandvi-Kachchh; From family of lawyers, Father was also in judiciary; Graduated from H.L.College of Commerce, Ahmedabad. LL.B from Sir L.A. Shah Law College in 1988. Obtained Masters Degree in Law in 1989 from University School of Law, Ahmedabad. Started practice in the High Court of Gujarat from August 1988 by joining chamber of Shri S.N. Shelat, Senior Advocate. Conducted matters involving constitutional issue and all categories of civil cases, labour and service. Had been Standing Counsel / Panel Advocate for High Court and subordinate Courts, State Election Commission, Gujarat Information Commission, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, Municipalities, etc. He has served as a Senior Panel Counsel for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Senior Standing Counsel for BSNL, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Counsel for Technical Education (AICTE), National Counsel for Teacher Education (NCTE). Was awarded Research Fellowship in 1992 by Late Shri Navinchandra Desai Foundation, Ahmedabad on 'Freedom of Speech and Expression - With Reference to Media'. Rendered service as Hon. Associate Editor, Gujarat Law Herald; also as Trained Mediator in the High Court Mediation Centre. Articles, write-ups etc. on Constitutional and legal subjects published in books, Law Journals etc.; privileged to contribute write-up 'High Court of Gujarat: Advent and Ascent' in the Souvenir published under the aegis of High Court of Gujarat on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee Celebrations in April 2010. His Lordship was elevated as Additional Judge, High Court of Gujarat on 21st November 2011 and confirmed as permanent Judge on 06.09.2013. His Lordship took oath as The Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka on 25.02.2024.

         Born on 15.09.1963. Enrolled as an advocate on 27.01.1990 and practiced in Mysore and Chamarajanagar Districts on both Civil and Criminal sides. Directly appointed as District and Sessions Judge on 17.06.1998 and served as Additional Districts and Sessions Judge at Bijapur(Vijayapura); and City Civil Court, Bangalore and Principal District and Sessions Judge at Uttara Kannada, Karwar District; Hassan; Bangalore Rural District, Chitradurga and Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore and also served as Registrar Judicial and Registrar Vigilance, High Court of Karnataka. Appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 14.11.2016 and Permanent Judge on 03.11.2018.

         Born on 01.01.1970. Enrolled as an Advocate in the year 1995. Practiced in High Court of Karnakata, Kalaburagi Bench from 2008 to till date.Practiced in the field of Civil, Land Acquisition and Service Matters etc,.Panel Advocate - Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society, Gulbarga, Khaja Banda Nawaj Education Society, Gulbarga, Alstom Project India Limited, Shahabad, ACC, Wadi, Karnataka State Financial Corporation, Karnataka State Industrial and Development Board, Ganesh Co-Operative Bank, Gulbarga, Punjab National Bank, Gulbarga, Hutti Goldmines, Hutti, Dist. Raichur, The Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited.Appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Karnataka and taken oath on 23.09.2019 and Permanent Judge on 01.03.2021.

         Born on 14.05.1973. Graduated LL.B(Hons) at NLSIU. Enrolled as an Advocate on 23.06.1995. Practiced in the field of Civil, Commercial Litigation, Contracts, Property Law, Arbitration, Company Law, Intellectual Property Rights, Constitution Matters, Debt Recovery, Environmental Law, Revenue Matters under local land laws, Consumer Law, RERA etc., Appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Karnataka and taken oath on 23.09.2019 and Permanent Judge on 01.03.2021.

         Born on 15.08.1968. Enrolled as an Advocate on 31.07.1992. Handled all types of Civil Cases. Hindu Law, Probate, Company, Arbitration. Constitutional, Tax & Tariff. Electricity, Education, Service, Motor Vehicles, and Excise matters. Served as a Mediator and Trainer in Bengaluru Mediation Centre for the past 12 years. Appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Karnataka and taken oath on 11.11.2019 and Permanent Judge on 08.09.2021.

         Born on 24.04.1970, studied SSLC from MES High School, Jayanagar, Bengaluru; PUC from Mari Mallappa Junior College, Mysore; Graduated from the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru in the year 1993. Enrolled as an Advocate on 09.06.1993; practiced under Shri A.N. Jayaram, Former Advocate General of Karnataka and Shri B.N. Dayanand; started independent practice as an Advocate from the year 1996 and represented several Universities and various State Government Undertaking; was a Central Government Senior Panel Counsel and also Additional Government Advocate for a brief period. Elevated as an Additional Judge in High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru on 07.01.2020 and assumed charge as a Permanent Judge on 25.09.2021.

1. Hon'ble Minister for Law, Government of Karnataka (Chairman)
2. Advocate General of Karnataka
3. President, Bangalore Advocates' Association
4. Secretary, Bangalore Advocates' Association
5. President, Indian Federation of Women Lawyers, Karnataka Chapter
6. Asst. Solicitor General

        

   Smt. H.R.Radha
   District Judge OOD

        

    Sri. S.S.Bharath
    Senior Civil Judge OOD

1. Smt. Lakshmi.S.Holla, Advocate
2. Smt. Rajeshwari Devi, Advocate
3. Sri. Zaheer Ahmed, Advocate
4. Smt. Jayashree Shridhar, Advocate
5. Smt. Vaishali Hegde, Advocate
6. Sri. K.L.Srinivas, Advocate