Question

How many years of work experience in High Court is required to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ?  
1. 8 years
2. 10 years
3. 12 years
4. 15 years

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 10 years

The correct answer is 10 years.

• The office of appellate or supreme court justice is nonpartisan.
• To be eligible to serve in either position, a person must have practiced law for at least 10 years.
• An individual may be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court if
  • He/She has been a Judge of a High Court for at least five years ("Appointment from the Bench")
  • He/She has been an advocate of a High Court for at least ten years ("Appointment from the Bar")

• The Supreme Court of India was inaugurated on January 28, 1950.
• It succeeded in the Federal Court of India and was established under the Government of India Act, 1935.
• Articles from 124 to 147 in Part V of the constitution deal with the organization, independence, jurisdiction, powers procedures of the Supreme Court.