Om Prakash Mishra

Om Prakash Mishra (Nepali: ओमप्रकाश मिश्र) is a Nepali jurist. He was the 26th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal.[1] He was appointed to the highest position in the apex court on 3 August 2018.[2]

Rt. Hon'ble Mr.Om Prakash Mishra
Chief Justice of Nepal
In office
10 September 2018 – 1 January 2019
Preceded byDeepak Raj Joshee
Succeeded byCholendra Shumsher JBR
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal
In office
27 May 2014 – 5 August 2018
Personal details
Born (1954-01-01) January 1, 1954
Rupandehi, Province No. 5, Nepal
Spouse(s)Lalita Mishra
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
OccupationJudge

Education
Degree University/Board Year
Master of Comparative Law (MCL) Delhi University, India 1989
Master in Arts (Political Science) Tribhuvan University, Nepal 1985
Diploma in Law (D.L.) Tribhuvan University, Nepal 1980

Mishra completed his Masters of Comparative Law (MCL) from Delhi University in 1989. He also studied Political Science from Tribhuvan University, completing in 1985.

He speaks Bhojpuri (native), Nepali (spoken and written), English (spoken and written) and Hindi (spoken and written)

Career
Designation Organization/Institution Tenure Period
Chief Justice Supreme Court of Nepal September 10, 2018 – January 1, 2019
Acting Chief Justice Supreme Court of Nepal August 5, 2018 – September 10, 2018
Justice Supreme Court of Nepal May 27, 2014 – August 5, 2018
Chief Judge Appellate Court Rajbiraj 2013- May 25, 2014 A.D.
Member Special Court 2008-Jan. 9, 2013 A.D.
Judge Various Appellate Court 2006-Feb 26, 2009 A.D.
Judge Various District Courts 1990-March 22, 2006 A.D.
Additional District Judge Mid Western Regional Court Surkhet 1985 - April 28, 1990 A.D.
Section Officer Ministry of Law and Justice 1981-Oct. 26, 1985 A.D.
  • Judicial institution of Australia
  • 3rd South Asia Chief Justices Roundtable on Environmental Justice Sri Lanka
  • Enforceable World Law - India
  • Commercial Court of Australia
  • Court and Case Management System of Philippines

See also

References
  1. "Honorable Mr. OM PRAKASH MISHRA". supremecourt.gov.np. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. "Two-thirds of hearing-committee reject CJ aspirant Joshee". thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

Chief Justice of Nepal

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