The President of India Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath to Justice Ramana. As the CJI, Justice Ramana will have a term till August 26, 2022.
Justice Ramana was the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court before his elevation to the Supreme Court on February 17, 2014.
He enrolled as an Advocate on February 10, 1983 and practiced in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Central and Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunals and the Supreme Court of India in Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Labour, Service and Election matters.