Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari

Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 August 2021
Nominated by	N. V. Ramana
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
22nd Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court
In office 6 January 2021 – 30 August 2021
Nominated by	Sharad Arvind Bobde
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Arup Kumar Goswami
Succeeded by	Meenakshi Madan Rai (acting) Biswanath Somadder
1st Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
In office 7 October 2019 – 5 January 2021
Nominated by	Ranjan Gogoi
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Chagari Praveen Kumar (acting)
Succeeded by	Arup Kumar Goswami
Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office 25 November 2005 – 6 October 2019
Nominated by	Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born	(1961-06-29) 29 June 1961 (age 63) Joura, Madhya Pradesh, India

Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari (born 29 June 1961) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is former chief justice of the Sikkim High Court. Before that, he served as chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court. He was born in Joura, Madhya Pradesh. He was a practicing lawyer in Gwalior before he got elevated to the bench.

References

• Singh, Chandeep (30 August 2019). "3. 2019.08.22-Andhra Pradesh-J.K. Maheshwari". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 30 August 2019.