Justice Kohli graduated from the Law Faculty, Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi. On completing the law course in the year 1984, she got enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi.

Justice Usha was the first woman to be directly elevated to the HC bench from the bar.

Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Indira Banerjee, has been appointed as a Supreme Court judge. With this appointment, Banerjee becomes the eighth woman judge of the apex court. Before her, Fathima Beevi, Sujata V. Manohar, Ruma Pal, Gyan Sudha Misra, Ranjana Prakash Desai, R. Banumathi and Indu Malhotra were the women who were appointed as Supreme […]

Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar is set to become the first woman chief justice of any court in the conservative Muslim-majority nation, Pakistan. She will be the Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court. Justice Tahira was also the first woman high court judge, reported Indian Express. Historic event for Pakistan Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar said, “Madam Tahira Safdar will […]

Justice Gita Mittal has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. She is the first woman to take over the position in the state. Former Chief Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed left office in March this year, following which the post was vacant. Justice Mittal is the senior-most judge of Delhi High […]