Chief Justice Misra, the 45^th Chief Justice of India, has had a long and illustrious career serving the nation in various judicial capacities including that of the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court (2009); Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court (2010).

Having served at the Bar as a practicing advocate for 19 years, since 1977, practising Constitutional, Civil, Criminal, Revenue, Service and Sales Tax matters at the Orissa High Court and the Service Tribunal. practicing he was called to the Bench and appointed as an Additional Judge of the Orissa High Court in 1996 and was subsequently transferred to the Madhya Pradesh High Court in 1997. Chief Justice Misra received permanent judgeship on December 19^th, 1997.

He was sworn in as the Chief Justice of India (CJI) on August 28^th, 2017. He became the 45^th Chief Justice of India on 24^th, August 2017 serving for a 13 month tenure. Chief Justice Misra’s gavel thundered the Supreme Court as he gave several notable judgements for individual freedoms and personal liberties in India. From holding that the right to reputation is a constituent of Article 21, and therefore a fundamental right; Declaring Sabarimala open to women of all ages; declaring Section 377 and Section 497 of the IPC to be unconstitutional; Bringing greater transparency and accountability to the Supreme Court through livestreaming;  He also ensured justice was delivered and seen to be delivered by upholding the executions of the Nirbhaya perpetrators and Yakub Menon.