Preceded by Justice Barin Ghosh | Name K. Joseph | |
Appointed by Pranab Mukherjee
(President of India) Born 17 June 1958 (age 65)
Kochi, Kerala, India ( 1958-06-17 ) | ||
Kuttiyil Mathew Joseph (born 17 June 1958) is the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court. Before his appointment as Chief Justice of the High Court of Uttarakhand on 31 July 2014, he had served as a Judge of Kerala High Court for more than 9 years.
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Early life and education
Joseph was born in Kochi, Kerala, India on 17 June 1958 to K. K. Mathew and Ammini Tharakan. His father K. K. Mathew was a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He completed his secondary education from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kochi and New Delhi. Later he joined Loyola College, Chennai, and Government Law College, Ernakulam for graduation and further studies.
As lawyer
He enrolled as an Advocate on 12 January 1982 and started practicing in Delhi High Court. Later he shifted his practice to High Court of Kerala, Ernakulam in 1983. Thereafter, In 1986 he started independent practice and specialised in civil, constitutional and writ matters.
As judge
He was appointed as the Permanent Judge of Kerala High Court on 14 October 2004. On 18 July 2014, the President of India had appointed Joseph as the next Chief Justice of Uttarakhand, on recommendation of then CJI Rajendra Mal Lodha. On 31 July 2014, he sworn in as the 9th Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court at Nainital.