Annie John (judge)

Annie John (born on 16 November 1957) is a former judge of Kerala High Court, the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.^[1][2]

Hon'ble Justice Annie John
Judge Kerala High Court
In office 30 November 2017 – 15 November 2019
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Personal details
Born	(1957-11-16) 16 November 1957 (age 67)
Citizenship	Indian
Nationality	India
Education	Mahadeva Salgogar College of Law, Panaji, Goa

Early life

She was born to Adv. John Madathil and Smt. Mariakutty John. She completed her schooling from Govt. LP School and UP School, Vaikom and St. Little Teresa's Convent School, Vaikom, graduated from Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakkara and obtained a law degree from Mahadeva Salgogar College of Law, Panaji, Goa.^[1]

Career

She enrolled in Bar Council of Kerala in 1982 and started practicing as an advocate with her father Adv. John Madathil. On 16 January 1989 she joined Kerala Civil Judicial Service and served as Munsiff at North Paravur and Ernakulam, as Judicial First Class Magistrate, Perumbavoor, as Principal Munsiff, Irinjalakuda, as Sub-Judge, Cherthala, as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palakkad, as District Judge, Thalassery, as Judge Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Perumbavoor, as Judge Family Court, Thodupuzha, as District Judge, Thodupuzha, as District Judge, Alappuzha and Principal District & Sessions Judge, Thrissur. On 30 November 2017 she was appointed as additional judge of Kerala High Court and became permanent from 29 August 2019.^{[1][3][4][5][6]} She demitted office upon the attainment of superannuation on 15 November 2019.^{[citation needed]}