Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala (born on 12 August 1965) is a Judge of Supreme Court of India. He is former Judge of Gujarat High Court. Justice Pardiwala will be the fourth judge from the Parsi community to adorn the top court bench and the first high court judge from the minority community who has been elevated to the apex court in the last five years, after Justice S Abdul Nazeer in 2017.

JB Pardiwala Education and Qualification

Justice Pardiwala did his schooling in St. Joseph Convent School in his home town Valsad (South Gujarat). He graduated from the J P Arts College, Valsad. He went on to obtain degree in Law from the K.M. Mulji Law College, Valsad in 1988.

JB Pardiwala Career

He obtained Law Degree from K.M. Law College, Valsad in 1988. In January 1989, he started practice at Valsad. He has served as the Member of Bar Council of Gujarat from 1994 to 2000. He has also worked as Member of Gujarat High Court Legal Services Authority. He was elevated as an Additional Judge of Gujarat High Court on 17 February 2011 and made permanent on 28 January 2013. He was elevated as Judge of Supreme Court of India on 9 May 2022. He is in line to become Chief Justice of India.

JB Pardiwala Family

Justice Pardiwala is fourth generation legal professional in the family of lawyers. His father Late Shri Burjor Cawasji Pardiwala practised law for 52 years in the districts of Valsad and Navsari. He had also served as the Speaker of the 7th Legislative Assembly of Guajarat for a brief while. His grandfather and great grandfather were also lawyers and practiced in the districts of Valsad and Navsari.

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