New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud Friday said that more women joining the district judiciary as judges is a “sign of changing times” while welcoming a batch of freshly recruited 75 civil judges from Maharashtra. The judges from Maharashtra had gathered in the CJI’s court to watch the court proceedings.
Justice Chandrachud announced before the lawyers in the court that of the 75 civil judges (junior division), 42 are women and the group of civil judges comprised national-level sportspersons, successful singers, painters etc.
“Out of the batch of 75, 42 are women and 33 are men. Among the five direct recruits for district judges too, we have two women. It is a sign of changing times. We now have around 40% women joining as judges in the district judiciary”, he said, adding that the recent trend of more women joining as judges is encouraging.
Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, who was present in the courtroom to argue a matter, said that a similar representation of women in constitutional courts would be welcomed.
The Chief Justice pointed out that a lawyer needs to have experience of at least 15 years before getting appointed to a High Court as a judge.
