Sanjaya Kumar Mishra

Sanjaya Kumar Mishra (born 29 December 1961) is an Indian Judge, who served as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court. He was a Judge of Uttarakhand High Court. He has previously served as Acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court and Judge of Orissa High Court.

Hon'ble Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra
Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
In office 20 February 2023 – 28 December 2023
Nominated by	Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
Acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court
In office 24 December 2021 – 27 June 2022
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Uttarakhand High Court
In office 11 October 2021 – 19 February 2023
Nominated by	N. V. Ramana
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Orissa High Court
In office 7 October 2009 – 10 October 2021
Nominated by	K.G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Personal details
Born	(1961-12-29) 29 December 1961 Balangir, Orissa
Alma mater	University of Delhi

Education and career

Born in Bolangir town of Odisha, Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra started schooling at Tikra Upper Primary School. He passed out Higher Secondary Certificate Examination from Prithviraj High School, Bolangir in the year 1977. He completed B.Com.(Hons.) from Rajendra College, Bolangir in 1982 and M.Com. from Delhi University in 1984.

He got LL.B. degree from Law Faculty, Delhi University in 1987. From March, 1988, he  joined profession and started practice in Bolangir District Courts under the guidance of his father, Shri Markanda Mishra. For some time, he acted as Honorary Law Lecturer of Bolangir Law College.