Latest news on appointment of judges
Here are some of the latest news updates on the appointment of judges:
India
- The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of 10 judges for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court. The list includes names of judges from the High Courts of Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, and Karnataka. (Source: The Hindu, March 2023)
- The Centre has cleared the appointment of 11 judges as judges of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad. (Source: Bar & Bench, February 2023)
- The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. (Source: The Hindu, January 2023)
United States
- The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. (Source: CNN, April 2022)
- The White House has announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to be nominated to the Court. (Source: The New York Times, February 2022)
- The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. (Source: The Hill, June 2021)
United Kingdom
- The Queen has appointed 12 new judges to the High Court of England and Wales, including the first openly gay judge to be appointed to the Court. (Source: The Guardian, October 2022)
- The Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of 14 new judges to the High Court of England and Wales, including the first judge from a minority ethnic background to be appointed to the Court. (Source: The Telegraph, July 2022)
- The Queen has appointed 10 new judges to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, including the first judge from a minority ethnic background to be appointed to the Court. (Source: The Times, March 2022)
Australia
- The Australian Government has announced the appointment of 12 new judges to the Federal Court of Australia, including the first Indigenous Australian to be appointed to the Court. (Source: The Australian, October 2022)
- The New South Wales Government has announced the appointment of 10 new judges to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, including the first woman to be appointed as a judge of the Court. (Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, August 2022)
- The Victorian Government has announced the appointment of 12 new judges to the Supreme Court of Victoria, including the first Indigenous Australian to be appointed to the Court. (Source: The Age, June 2022)
Please note that these are just a few examples of recent news updates on the appointment of judges, and there may be other developments that are not included here.