Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala

Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala started his career as a lawyer in January 1989 by practicing at the Valsad district court. He has practiced in all branches of law. He practices law at the Valsad district court for around a year and then shifted to the Gujarat High Court in September 1990. He was then elected as the member of the Bar Council of Gujarat in 1994 and served until 2000. Subsequently, he worked as a member of the Gujarat High Court Legal Services Authority. Pardiwala was appointed as the Standing Counsel for the High Court. of Gujarat and its subordinate Courts in 2002 and continued to serve the position till its elevation to the bench in 2013. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Gujarat High Court on 17 February 2011 and was made permanent judge on 28 January 2013. He served in the Gujarat High Court till May 2022. During this period, he has also served as the President of the Gujarat State Judicial Academy and worked as the Honorary Co-Editor of Gujarat Law Herald, a publication of the Bar Council of Gujarat. In May 2022, he was elevated as Judge of Supreme Court of India. He is in line to become the Chief Justice of India in May 2028 and is expected to serve for a term of 2 years and 3 months.