Chief Justice of Vishwamitra

Chief Justice of Vishwamitra
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Incumbent Justice Carson Snyder GCV since 14 February 2022
Supreme Court of Vishwamitra
Style	His/Her Lordship (Formally)
Reports to	Rashtradhyaksh
Nominator	Minister of Law and Justice
Appointer	Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the council of ministers
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	6 December 2015; 7 years ago
First holder	Tanishkaa Patranabish

The Chief Justice of Vishwamitra is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Vishwamitra as well as the highest-ranking officer of the judiciary of the nation. The Chief Justice is appointed by the Rashtradhyaksh, on the recommendation from the union council of ministers and remains in office at the pleasure of the monarch.

As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law. The chief justice allocates all work to the other judges (if they are appointed) who are bound to refer the matter back to them (for re-allocation) in any case where they require it to be looked into by a larger bench of judges. On the administrative side, the chief justice carries out the following functions: maintenance of the roster; appointment of court officials; and other general and miscellaneous matters relating to the supervision and functioning of the Supreme Court.

The current chief justice is Justice Carson Snyder who was appointed on 14 February 2022.

History

The Supreme Court was created following the establishment of the judiciary in Vishwamitra following the constitutional amendments on 6 December 2015. Tanishkaa Patranabish was appointed as the first chief justice of the nation. The office of the head of the highest constitutional court of the nation has been renamed a number of times. From the establishment of the office until 27 January 2017, it was known as that of the Chief Justice of Friends Society. It was renamed as that of the Chief Lawmaker on 27 January 2017 and as the Chief Advisor on 6 January 2019.

List of Chief Justices

No.	Name (Born-Died)		Tenure in office			Appointed by
1		Tanishkaa Patranabish (2004 - )	6 December 2015	21 March 2016	7002106000000000000♠106 days	Dhrubajyoti Roy President
			Tanishkaa Patranabish served as the first Chief Justice following the establishment of the judiciary on 6 December 2015 under the new constitution implemented on the same day. She was sworn in into office on the same day by then President Dhrubajyoti Roy, however she resigned from the office on 21 March, following her election to the office of the President defeating incumbent Dhrubajyoti Roy. During her tenure as Chief Justice, she also served as the Speaker of the Parliament.
2		Dhrubajyoti Roy (2002 - )	21 March 2016	27 January 2017	7002312000000000000♠312 days	Tanishkaa Patranabish President
			Dhrubajyoti Roy became the Chief Justice on the same day, he lost the re-election to the office of the President against then Chief Justice Tanishkaa Patranabish, and succeeded her as the Chief Justice. He was set to retire as the Chief Justice in July 2016, but his tenure was extended for a second term on 13 July 2016 by then President Tanishkaa Patranabish.
(1)		Tanishkaa Patranabish (2004 - )	27 January 2017	3 June 2018	7002492000000000000♠1 year, 127 days	Sarala Baishya Acting President
			Tanishkaa Patranabish became the Chief Justice for the second time succeeding Dhrubajyoti Roy on 27 January 2017 and is till the date the first person to become the Chief Justice for two non-consecutive term and the longest serving Chief Justice of the nation. She was sworn in as the Chief Justice by then Acting President Sarala Baishya, who was in minutes later sworn-in as the President for a full term. Her tenure was set to expire on 27 August 2017, but was extended until her retirement on 3 June 2018.
3		Sarala Baishya (2005 - )	3 June 2018	11 January 2019	7002222000000000000♠222 days	Dhrubajyoti Roy Supreme Leader
4		Arnab Sil (2004 - )	11 January 2019	20 March 2020	7002434000000000000♠1 year, 69 days	Dhrubajyoti Roy President
5		Anoushkaa Patranabish (2010 - )	20 March 2020	7 June 2020	7001790000000000000♠79 days	Dhrubajyoti Roy President
6		Anthony R. Clark (Alive)	15 February 2021	14 February 2022	7002364000000000000♠364 days	Dhrubajyoti Roy Rashtradhyaksh
7		Carson Snyder (2003 - )	14 February 2022	Incumbent	11 months ago	Dhrubajyoti Roy Rashtradhyaksh