The judiciary appoints its own judges - a common source of conflict with the executive. But what does the process entail?

The appointments include three women and one advocate directly elevated from the Bar. B.V. Nagarathna is likely to be the first woman CJI.

The Delhi and Bombay High Courts has sent the most number of judges to the Supreme Court. Some High Courts in the North East have sent none.

We examine the tenure of the 47 Chief Justices of India, and compare it with other common law jurisdictions.

The average age of appointment for Supreme Court judges in the past twenty years is a little under 60 years old.

Out of the eight women who have been appointed to the Supreme Court, only two have ever been inducted into the Collegium.

This post discusses regional diversity in the Supreme Court.