Justice G Rohini has taken over as the
first woman Chief
Justice of Delhi High Court. She was
administered the oath of office by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung in New Delhi
today.
Before being elevated as Chief Justice, Justice
Rohini was the senior most judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. With her
joining, the strength of women judges at the Delhi High Court has increased to
10.
Born in 1955, Justice Rohini studied at Osmania
University in Hyderabad and then at the College of Law under Andhra University
in Visakhapatnam. She was enrolled as an
advocate in December 1980 and later became chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State
Bar Council.
She was appointed a government pleader in the Andhra
Pradesh High Court in 1995 and became additional judge in 2001 and permanent
judge in 2002.
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