Justice Antony Dominic (born 30 May 1956) was the Chief Justice at the

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. The High Court, headquartered at Ernakulam, is the highest court in the

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and in the Union Territory of

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. He was the Chairman of the State Human Rights Commission of Kerala.

Education

Dominic obtained his degree in law from S.D.M. Law College,

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Career

He started his practice in Munsiff's Court and JFCM,

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in 1981. Later, Dominic shifted to Kerala High Court at Ernakulam in 1986. He acquired extensive experience in Company,

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and

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s. Dominic was appointed Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court in January 2007 and promoted to Permanent Judge in December 2008.Kerala High Court Profile
/ref> He was elevated to the post of Chief Justice, High Court of Kerala on 6 February 2018, and his tenure ended on 29 May 2018. Currently, he is the Chairman of the State Human Rights Commission of Kerala.

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Judges of the Kerala High Court Living people Malayali people 1956 births 21st-century Indian judges 20th-century Indian lawyers Scholars from Mangalore {{India-law-bio-stub