Meet 9 new Supreme Court judges

Nine new judges, including three women, whose appointments to the Supreme Court have been cleared by the Centre, are likely to be sworn in on August 31 by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana, apex court sources told PTI on Thursday. President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the warrants of their appointment including that of Justice B V Nagarathna, who is in line to become the first woman CJI in September 2027.

Justice B V Nagarathna | President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the warrant of the appointment of Justice B V Nagarathna, who is in line to become the first woman CJI in September 2027. Justice Nagarathna, born on October 30, 1962, is the daughter of former CJI E S Venkataramiah and the third senior-most judge of the Karnataka High Court. Credit: karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in

Justice Bela Mandhurya Trivedi | The fifth senior-most judge of the Gujarat High Court, Justice Trivedi, born on June 10, 1960, is the judge of the Gujarat High Court since February 9, 2016 and belongs to the judicial service category. Credit: gujarathighcourt.nic.in

Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka | The Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court is one of the chief justices of different high courts who have made it to the Supreme Court. Credit: karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in

Justice Hima Kohli | Chief Justice of Telangana High Court, Kohli was elevated as a Supreme Court judge. The apex court, which came into being on January 26, 1950, has seen very few women judges since its inception and in the last over 71 years has appointed only eight lady judges starting from M Fathima Beevi in 1989. Credit: tshc.gov.in

Justice Vikram Nath | Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, Justice Vikram Nath is in line to become the CJI upon retirement of sitting apex court judge Justice Surya Kant in February 2027. Credit: allahabadhighcourt.in

Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari | Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court, Justice Maheshwari has been elevated as a Supreme Court judge. The Supreme Court collegium had last week recommended to the Centre these nine names for appointing them as judges of the apex court. Credit: hcs.gov.in

Justice C T Ravikumar | Justice Ravikumar of the Kerala High Court has also been appointed to the top court. The recommendation by the Supreme Court's five-member collegium headed by CJI Ramana at its meeting on August 17 puts an end to the 21-month-long logjam over appointment of new judges to the top court. Credit: keralalawyer.com

Justice M M Sundresh | Justice Sundresh of the Madras High Court has also been appointed to the top court. Credit: hcmadras.tn.nic.in

Senior advocate PS Narasimha | Senior advocate Narasimha would succeed Justice Nagarathna as the CJI and would have a tenure of over six months. Credit: Twitter Photo/@carsmaheshawary