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High Courts of India

All-India seniority of High Court judges

Every sitting High Court judge in one list, ranked by date of first appointment to a High Court. Chief Justices are ranked alongside their peers and highlighted. Compiled from the Department of Justice lists as on {{ asOf }}.

Utmost care has been taken in compiling this page. However, it is only for reference and may be cross-checked with the respective High Court’s website.
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ACJActing Chief Justice
Addl.Additional Judge
SC elevation rec.Recommended to SC, 28 Sep 2026
CJ rec.Recommended as Chief Justice, 26 Oct 2026
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CJ Chief Justice ACJ Acting Chief Justice Addl. Additional judge Parent: ‹HC› serving on transfer Amber retires within 12 months

Ranking uses the date of first appointment as a High Court judge (Additional or Permanent). Ties on the same date are broken by oath order within the court, then by age (earlier retirement first). “In parent HC” counts every sitting judge from that parent High Court, wherever serving. “On SC” is the number of sitting Supreme Court judges from that parent High Court. This is an indicative list, not an official gradation list.