RT. HONORABLE MRS. SUSHILA KARKI (SUBEDI)
CHIEF JUSTICE
SUPREME COURT OF NEPAL
FROM 2073/03/27 TO 2074/02/24  

A.  GENERAL INFORMATION
1.  Date of Birth: 7th June, 1952 (25th Jestha 2009 B.S)
2.  Birth Place: Shankarpur Ward No.3 Biratnagar
3. Gender: Female
4. Marital Status: Married
5. Nationality: Nepali
6. Permanent Address: Madhumara Ward no. 11(Hamro Chowk), Biratnagar,
                                                 Morang District, Koshi Zone, Nepal
7. Current Residence: Dhapasi - 5, Kathmandu, Nepal

B.  ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

C. PROFESSIONAL CAREER

D. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Chairperson: Judicial Council (Current),
• Chairperson: Judicial Service Commission (Current)
• Chairperson: IT Committee, Supreme Court (Current)
• Chairperson: Case Management Committee (Current)
• Chairperson: Access to Justice Commission (Current)
• Chairperson: Bench BAR Coordination Committee (Current)
• Chairperson: National Judicial Academy (Current)
• Member:  Constitutional Bench (Current)
• Convener: Committee formed for Research Monitoring under Access to Justice   Commission              
• Convener: Steering Committee (JICA) (Current)
• Advisor: GESI Advisory Group NJA (Current)
• Coordinator: Access to Justice of Women in Nepali Judiciary (NJA)
• Convener: Working Group for Civil Case Management (Current)
• Member of International GLOW Program, 2012 A.D.-Present
• Member of International Association of Women Judges, 2010 A.D.-Present
• Member of Judges Society, Nepal, 2009 A.D.-Present
• Member: Constitution Drafting Committee of Interim Constitution, 2007
• Member of Nepal Red Cross Society, 1990 A.D.
• Member of Amnesty International Nepal, 1987 A.D.
• Member of Human Right Organization, 1983 A.D.

E. TRAININGS

• Protection of Human Rights  through Writ Jurisdiction,  Judges Society Nepal, 26-28 February, 2014
• Regional Conference of Judges, National Judicial Academy, 22-24 September 2013
• Basic Training Course for Mediators, Access to Justice Project, 18-24 July 2011
• Progress Analysis and Interaction Program on Mediation, Supreme Court of Nepal, 8-9 July 2011
• Conference of Women Judges and Gender Equality, Access  to Justice Project, 6-7 June 2010
• Assembly of Women Law Practitioners, Nepal Bar Association, 25-26 September 2010
• Judicial Prison Inspection, Conflict Mitigation Program, 30 May 2009
• Women in Legal Field, Nepal Bar Association, 7-8 February 2009

F.  INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION

• Participated in the International Biennial Conference of the IAWJ, Netherland Hague, 20-23 November 2014
• Participated in the 12th International Biennial Conference of the IAWJ, Tanzania, Arusha, 3-11 May 2014
• Observation tour on use of Information Technology in Chinese Judiciary, China, 6-15 April, 2014
• Participation in the South Asia Regional Meeting, New Delhi, 20-24 October 2013
• Judicial Dialogue on HIV, Human Right, Bangkok, 2-4 June 2013
• Seminar on Case Management, Tokyo, 16-29 September 2012
• Second Annual Women of Justice Conference Gender Based Violence and Justice in South Asia, India, 22-23 October 2011
• Participation in 10th International Association of Women Judges, Seoul, 11-15 May 2010
• Participated in U.N. Assembly, (2001)

• Participated on Vital Voice Global Partnership as a  Faculty Member, (2014)

G.  AWARDS (Awarded on Different Dates)

• Mahendra Bikram Smarak Trust (Essay on Human Rights, 1985 A.D.)
• Sambhav Kanoon Puraskar, (2004 A.D.)

H.   PUBLICATION

• Author of Gender Equality (Book in Nepali, 2011)

I.  LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 
                                   

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

J.  COUNTRIES VISITED
USA,  United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, India, Japan, China, Tanzania, Netherland etc.

K.  POSTAL ADDRESS/CONTACTS
Secretariat of the Chief Justice
Supreme Court of Nepal
P.O. Box. 20438
Email: karkishusila@gmail.com(Personal)