<P> Following is the list of the Chief Justices of Uttarakhand since its inception on 9 November 2000: </P> <Dl> <Dt> Colour key </Dt> </Dl> <Table> <Tr> <Th> S. No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Term </Th> <Th> Tenure </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Justice Ashok A. Desai </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 November 2000 </Td> <Td> 5 December 2000 </Td> <Td> 26 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Justice Ashok A. Desai </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 December 2000 </Td> <Td> 31 March 2003 </Td> <Td> 2 years, 3 months and 25 days (Total 2 years, 4 months and 21 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Justice P.C. Verma </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 April 2003 </Td> <Td> 4 August 2003 </Td> <Td> 4 months and 3 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Justice S.H. Kapadia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 August 2003 </Td> <Td> 17 December 2003 </Td> <Td> 4 months and 12 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Justice P.C. Verma </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 18 December 2003 </Td> <Td> 24 July 2004 </Td> <Td> 7 months and 6 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Justice V.S. Sirpurkar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 2004 </Td> <Td> 19 March 2005 </Td> <Td> 7 months and 22 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Justice Cyriac Joseph </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 March 2005 </Td> <Td> 7 January 2006 </Td> <Td> 9 months and 18 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Justice P.C. Verma </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 January 2006 </Td> <Td> 13 January 2006 </Td> <Td> 5 days (Total 11 months and 14 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Justice Rajiv Gupta </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 January 2006 </Td> <Td> 1 February 2008 </Td> <Td> 2 years and 18 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Justice V.K. Gupta </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 February 2008 </Td> <Td> 9 September 2009 </Td> <Td> 1 year, 7 months and 7 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Justice B.C. Kandpal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 September 2009 </Td> <Td> 28 November 2009 </Td> <Td> 2 months and 18 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Justice J.S. Khehar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 29 November 2009 </Td> <Td> 7 August 2010 </Td> <Td> 8 months and 9 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Justice Barin Ghosh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 August 2010 </Td> <Td> 30 July 2014 </Td> <Td> 3 years, 11 months and 22 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Justice K.M. Joseph </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 31 July 2014 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td> 3 years, 8 months and 10 days </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> S. No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Term </Th> <Th> Tenure </Th> </Tr>

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