The first female justice in the court was Fathima Beevi who was appointed on October 6, 1989. Since then, 11 female justices have been in the court. In this article, we have mentioned a list of all the female judges of the Supreme Court of India.
List of Female Judges in Supreme Court of India
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S.No.
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Name
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Tenure
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Qualifications
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Position before being appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court |
Remarks
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Appointment
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Retirement
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1
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Fathima Beevi
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6 October 1989
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29 April 1992
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LL.B.
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Judge of the Kerala High Court
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First Woman Judge of the Supreme Court of India
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2
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Sujata Manohar
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8 November 1994
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27 August 1999
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LL.B., Barrister–at–Law
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Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court
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First Woman Judge of High Court of Bombay
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3
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Ruma Pal
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28 January 2000
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2 June 2006
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Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL)
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Judge of the Calcutta High Court
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Longest-Serving Female Judge of the Supreme Court of India
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4
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Gyan Sudha Misra
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30 April 2010
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27 April 2014
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Graduate Degree in Law
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Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court
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NA
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5
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Ranjana Desai
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13 September 2011
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29 October 2014
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Bachelor of Laws
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Judge of the Bombay High Court
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NA
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6
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R. Banumathi
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13 August 2014
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19 July 2020
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Master of Laws
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Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court
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First Woman Judge from Tamil Nadu to be elevated to the Supreme Court and Sixth Woman to be a Judge of the Indian Supreme Court
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7
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Indu Malhotra
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27 April 2018
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13 March 2021
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Bachelor of Laws
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Member of the High-Level Committee (HLC) in the Ministry of Law and Justice
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First Woman Judge who was elevated directly from the Bar Council of India
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8
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Indira Banerjee
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7 August 2018
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23 September 2022
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B.A. LL.B
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Chief Justice of the Madras High Court
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8th Female Judge in the history of Supreme Court of India
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9
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Hima Kohli
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31 August 2021
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1 September 2024
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M.A., LL.B
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Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court
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First Woman Judge to hold Telangana High Court
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10
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B. V. Nagarathna
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31 August 2021
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29 October 2027
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B.A., LL.B
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Judge of the Gujarat High Court
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To be the First Female Chief Justice of India in September 2027
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11
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Bela Trivedi
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31 August 2021
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9 June 2025
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B.Com., LL.B
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Judge of the Karnataka High Court
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First Woman Judge from the Gujarat High Court to be elevated to the Supreme Court
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