To deliver justice well, we need judges who have lived it too: In defence of the SC’s 3 year practice mandate for judicial exams

To deliver justice well, we need judges who have lived it too: In defence of the SC’s 3 year practice mandate for judicial exams

Judges with prior litigation and trial experience are often better at managing case dockets, adjournments and empathising with the granular struggles of underprivileged litigants. But the decision’s exclusionary impact on women and marginalised communities highlights that systemic reform is a project far from complete.