Dipak Misra

Dipak Misra
Misra in 2017
45th Chief Justice of India
In office
28 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byJagdish Singh Khehar
Succeeded byRanjan Gogoi
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
10 October 2011 – 28 August 2017
Nominated byS. H. Kapadia
Appointed byPratibha Patil
26th Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court
In office
24 May 2010 – 9 October 2011
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Preceded byAjit Prakash Shah
Succeeded byD. Murugesan
36th Chief Justice of the Patna High Court
In office
1 December 2009 – 23 May 2010
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Preceded byPrafulla Kumar Mishra
Succeeded byRekha Manharlal Doshit
Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office
3 March 1997 – 30 November 2009
Nominated byA. M. Ahmadi
Appointed byShankar Dayal Sharma
Judge of the Orissa High Court
In office
17 January 1996 – 2 March 1997
Nominated byA. M. Ahmadi
Appointed byShankar Dayal Sharma
Personal details
Born (1953-10-03) 3 October 1953
RelativesRanganath Misra (uncle)
Alma materMadhusudan Law College, Cuttack

Dipak Misra (born 3 October 1953) is an Indian jurist who served as the 45th Chief Justice of India from 28 August 2017 till 2 October 2018. He is also a former Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and Delhi High Court. He is the nephew of Justice Ranganath Misra, the 21st Chief Justice of India from 1990 to 1991.