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We Need to Reassess the Schooling That Judges Receive

We Need to Reassess the Schooling That Judges Receive

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The opinion was published in The Wire on 23rd April 2019.

Authors

Vagda Galhotra

Vagda Galhotra

Former Research Fellow

Vagda was a Research Fellow at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.

Reshma Sekhar

Reshma  Sekhar

Former Senior Resident Fellow

Reshma was a Senior Resident Fellow working in the area of Judicial Reforms. Her work focuses on systemic issues in the judiciary such as infrastructure, judicial selection (AIJS) and training, and tribunalisation. At JALDI, she was involved in interdisciplinary projects addressing the need for effective modern solutions to promote accessibility and agility of the judiciary, including the re-thinking of courtroom architecture and digitisation of the judicial process. She takes a keen interest in data design, enrichment and visualisation. Reshma graduated with a BA, LLB (Hons.) from the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Cochin in 2015. Prior to joining Vidhi, she was an in-house counsel in the legal compliance function of a leading Indian technology company.

Institution

District judiciary