Governor swears in three new judges of Karnataka High Court

Three judicial officers elevated from the district judiciary were sworn in as judges of the Karnataka High Court by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at a ceremony held at the Glass House of Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru on Friday.

The new judges are Justices Usharani, Kuruba Shanthappa Bharath Kumar and Nerale Veerabhadraiah Bhavani.

Justice Usharani, who hails from a family of lawyers in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, obtained her law degree from SDM College, Mangaluru, and enrolled as an advocate in 1991. She entered judicial service as a munsiff in 1998, was promoted as a Senior Civil Judge in 2008 and as a District Judge in 2014. Before her elevation, she served as Registrar, Karnataka Lokayukta, and as Principal District and Sessions Judge in Hassan and Mysuru.