Right Honorable Mr. CHOLENDRA SHUMSHER JBR
Chief Justice
Supreme Court of Nepal
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A.  GENERAL INFORMATION

1.  Date of Birth: : December 13, 1957
2.  Birth Place: Kathmandu Ward no. 32, Kalikasthan
3. Gender: Male
4. Marital Status: Married
5. Nationality: Nepali
6. Permanent Address: Kathmandu Metropolitan City-04, Shukedhara Gauri Ganesh Marg.

B.  ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

C. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

• Nepali (Spoken and Writing)
• English (Spoken and Writing
• Hindi (Communicative)

D. PROFESSIONAL CAREER

i.   Judicial Service

S. No.	Designation	Organization/Institution	Date of Appointment
1.	Chief Justice	Supreme Court Of Nepal	January 02, 2019 - Present
2.	Justice	Supreme Court Of Nepal	May 27, 2014
3.	Acting Chief Judge	Appellate Court Butwal	April 15, 2013
4.	Judge	Appellate Court Butwal	March 20, 2013
5.	Judge	Appellate Court Rajbiraj	August 08, 2011
6.	Judge	Appellate Court Pokhara	February 26, 2009
7.	Judge	Appellate Court Dipayal	September 23, 2008
8.	Member	Special Court	January 26, 2006
9.	Judge	Appellate Court Surkhet	April 12, 2005
10.	Additional Judge	Appellate Court Surkhet	February 05, 2003
11.	Additional Judge	Appellate Court Biratnagar	April 19, 2001
12.	Additional Judge	Appellate Court Hetauda	June 30, 1997
13.	Additional Judge	Appellate Court Janakpur	April 15, 1996

ii.  Legal Practice

• Advocate - November 22, 1979 – April 10, 1996.

E. INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION


• 29th LAWASIA Conference and Meeting of Chief Justices, Sri Lanka, 2016.
• Observation Visit of Legal System of Thailand, 2016.
• Seminar on Case Management and Mediation, Japan, 2015.
• Conference on Judicial Development for High Level Officials of Nepal, Korea, 2013.