Law & Justice
Court Vacancies & Judge Strength
A court-level view of sanctioned posts, working judges, vacancies, and the official places to verify current judge strength.
- Reporting cutoffs
- Judge-strength cutoff shown per court tier; judiciary metrics snapshot 2026-08-02
- Coverage
- Supreme Court, High Courts, and District & Subordinate Courts at national aggregate level
Sanctioned strength
27,054
Latest available official total across the three court tiers; row cutoffs differ.
Working strength
21,859
Posts filled across the latest available tier-specific official snapshots.
Vacant posts
5,195
Unfilled judge positions across the three national court levels.
Vacancy rate
19.2%
Vacant posts divided by sanctioned strength across the displayed rows.
Judge strength table
Where vacancies are concentrated
This table keeps sanctioned, working, and vacant judge posts together so vacancy rates are read in context. Each tier retains its own official cutoff instead of being relabelled with a shared date.
| Court level | Sanctioned | Working | Vacant | Vacancy rate | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court | 38 | 35 | 3 | 7.9% | 19 August 2026 |
| High Courts | 1,122 | 797 | 325 | 29.0% | 1 May 2026 |
| District & Subordinate Courts | 25,894 | 21,027 | 4,867 | 18.8% | 11 February 2026 |
| Total | 27,054 | 21,859 | 5,195 | 19.2% | Mixed cutoffs |