After a long time, the Court is abuzz with Constitution Bench activity, with hearings in 16 cases and Judgements in 13.

Data reveales that High Court judges who were advocates hold more Supreme Court positions than those from the subordinate judiciary.

43.6% of HC judges have been appointed from the subordinate judiciary and the remaining 56.4% were appointed directly from the Bar.

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

The Supreme Court bench has the highest number of women ever, maximum judges from the Bombay and Delhi High Courts and mostly Hindu judges.

Over the last 21 years, the average tenure of Supreme Court judges has increased by 282 days.

Out of 25, only one High Court has a woman Chief Justice as of 1st June, 2021.

The average tenure of a Supreme Court Judge elevated from the Bar is 6 years and 14 days.

We examine the average High Court tenure of the current sitting judges.

We examine the tenures of the 47 CJIs since 1950 and compare it with other common law jurisdictions.