Justice Lisa Gill Sworn In as Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court

Justice Lisa Gill, who was serving as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, has been transferred to the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Sources indicated that with Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur set to retire from service in April, Justice Lisa Gill is likely to become the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. If appointed, she will be the first woman Chief Justice of the AP High Court.

Justice Lisa Gill hails from Chandigarh and completed her LLB and LLM from Punjab University. She began her legal practice at the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 1990 and was appointed as a judge of the same High Court on March 31, 2014.

The swearing-in ceremony was attended by judges of the AP High Court, additional solicitor general Challa Dhanunjay, advocate general Dammalapati Srinivas and other officials.