Justice Vikram Nath: Career trajectory from advocate to Supreme Court judge

Justice Vikram Nath was born on 24 September 1962 into a family of lawyers, making him the fourth generation to pursue law. He graduated in Science in 1983 and obtained his law degree from the University of Lucknow in 1986. He enrolled as an advocate on 30 March 1987 and practised at the Allahabad High Court for 17 years before his judicial career began.

Justice Nath was elevated as Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court on 24 September 2004, and became a Permanent Judge on 27 February 2006. He was later recommended as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court on 22 August 2019 and took charge as the 26th Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on 10 September 2019. He was elevated to the Supreme Court on 31 August 2021 and is scheduled to retire on 23 September 2027.

During his tenure as Gujarat High Court Chief Justice, Justice Nath became the first Chief Justice of a High Court in India to live stream court proceedings on YouTube.