Sunil Thomas (born 10 May 1960) was a judge of

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. The High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the

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and in the Union Territory of

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. The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at

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Education and career

Thomas completed his schooling from Rajagiri High School, Kalamassery,

, graduated from

St. Albert's College St. Albert's College is an autonomous liberal arts college located at Kochi, India. It has twenty three degree courses, twelve postgraduate courses and seven research centres. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has accredi ...

, obtained a law degree from Government Law College, Ernakulam and completed his post graduation in law from Cochin University, Ernakulam. Thomas enrolled as an Advocate in 1983 and started practice at

. While practicing he served as part time lecturer at Government Law College, Ernakulam. Thomas entered judicial service as District judge in 2001, served as Additional District and Sessions Judge, Thrissur, till 2005, Palakkad from 2005 to 2007 and Registrar of

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from 2007 to 2014. He was appointed Additional Judge of the High Court of Kerala on 10 April 2015 and became permanent from 5 April 2017. Justice Thomas demitted his office upon attaining age of superannuation on 10 May 2022.

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High Court of Kerala
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Sunil Living people Judges of the Kerala High Court 21st-century Indian judges 1960 births