List of female judges of the Supreme Court of India

This is a list of women judges of the Supreme Court of India, the highest court in the Republic of India. The list is arranged in chronological order.

The first woman to become a judge of the Supreme Court was Fathima Beevi, appointed on 6 October 1989. There have been 11 women justices in the court since then. Currently, there are just two sitting women judges out of the total 38 – Justices B. V. Nagarathna and V. Mohana. Justice Nagarathna is also set to be the first female Chief Justice of India in September 2027, with a tenure of just 36 days, the third shortest in history.

List of Judges in chronology Key Incumbent

No. Portrait Name Date of appointment Date of retirement Tenure Immediate prior post before elevation to Supreme CourtNotes 1 Fathima Beevi Judge of the Kerala High Court First female judge of the Supreme Court of India 2 Sujata Manohar Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court 3 Ruma Pal Judge of the Calcutta High Court Longest-serving female judge of the Supreme Court of India 4 Gyan Sudha Misra Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court 5 Ranjana Desai Judge of the Bombay High Court 6 R. Banumathi Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court 7 Indu Malhotra Member of the High Level Committee in the Ministry of Law and Justice First woman judge who was elevated directly from the Bar Council of India 8 Indira Banerjee Chief Justice of the Madras High Court9 Hima Kohli Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court10 Bela Trivedi Judge of the Gujarat High Court11 B. V. Nagarathna Judge of the Karnataka High Court Assumed to be the first female Chief Justice of India in 2027.12 V. Mohana Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court Second woman judge who was elevated directly from the Bar Council of India

See also List of female governors in India List of female lieutenant governors and administrators in India List of female chief ministers in India List of female deputy chief ministers in India List of female legislative speakers and chairpersons in India List of female opposition leaders in India List of female chief justices in India List of chief justices of India List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India List of former judges of the Supreme Court of India List of first women lawyers and judges in Asia

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