Ashish Jitendra Desai

Ashish Jitendra Desai (born 5 July 1962) is an Indian former judge.^[1] He was the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.^[2] He was Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court previously.^[3][4]

Hon'ble Chief Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai
Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
In office 22 July 2023 – 4 July 2024
Nominated by	Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court
In office 26 February 2023 – 21 July 2023
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
Judge of Gujarat High Court
In office 21 November 2011 – 25 February 2023
Nominated by	S. H. Kapadia
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Personal details
Born	(1962-07-05) 5 July 1962 (age 63) Vadodara

Career

Justice Desai obtained an undergraduate degree in economics from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad, and law degree from Sir L. A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad. Initially, he worked at the law office of M. C. Bhatt and D. M. Bhatt. He practiced law first at City Civil and Sessions Court in Ahmedabad, then at Gujarat High Court. He became Additional Judge of High Court of Gujarat in 2011, and was confirmed as permanent judge in 2013.^[5][6][7][8]