2021 · Q50
Who can be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court?
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- AAn advocate who has practised for at least ten years in any court
- BA Judge of a High Court for at least three years
- CA distinguished jurist in the opinion of the President of India
- DA person who has held a judicial office for at least fifteen years
Explanation
Under Article 124, a person may be appointed a Supreme Court judge if he has been a High Court judge for at least five years, an advocate of a High Court for at least ten years, or is a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the President. Options A, B and D misstate these thresholds (ten years' advocacy, three years as HC judge, fifteen years' judicial office). Hence the distinguished-jurist criterion is the correct one.