Hon’ble Mr. Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur is an Indian jurist. He is a judge of the Supreme Court of Fiji. He is former judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is also a former Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and Guwahati High Court and former judge of the Delhi High Court.

He was educated at the Modern School, New Delhi. He later attended St. Joseph’s College, Allahabad for his ISC examinations. He graduated in history from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University with honours. He completed his law degree from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.

He was elevated to the bench on 19 February 1999. He joined the Delhi High Court as an additional judge. He was appointed a permanent judge of that High Court on 5 July 1999.

His Lordship also functioned as the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court from 13 February 2010 to 21 May 2010 before being transferred as the Chief Justice of the Guwahati High Court from 24 June 2010 to 14 November 2011 and High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad from 15 November 2011 to 3 June 2012.

His Lordship was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court on 4 June 2012. His Lordship retired as senior most judge of Supreme Court on 30 December 2018. He is now a judge of the non-resident panel of the Supreme court of Fiji, and by far the first Indian judge to become a judge of a foreign country.

His Lordship has recently been appointed by the Secretary General of the United Nations as Chairman of the United Nations Internal Justice Council. His tenure will last until November 12, 2028.