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Dr. Justice
                                                 Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa












                    Dr. Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa was born to Smt. P. Bala Tripura Sundari and Sri P.V.
             Krishna Sastry in Tenali Town of Guntur District.
                    She  completed  her  schooling  and  graduation  in  Tenali,  did  her  graduation  in  law  at
             Montessori  Mahila  College,  Vijayawada,  acquired  her  post-graduation  degree  in  law  with  a
             specialisation in Torts and Crimes, from the Acharya Nagarjuna University and obtained her Ph.D.
             degree from the Andhra University.
                    She was awarded five(5) gold medals for her academic and professional excellence.One
             gold medal for being the college topper, Second gold medal for being the University topper of the
             Batch, Third gold medal for being the Women topper of the Batch, Fourth gold medal for being the
             final year topper.
                    She commenced her professional journey into the legal field by enrolling as an Advocate
             with the Andhra Pradesh State Bar Council in 1997 and had started practice in law at Tenali in the
             chamber of Sri Kaza Venkata Rammohana Rao.
                    She was appointed in the Andhra Pradesh Higher Judicial Service as a District & Sessions
             Judge in 2008. After the Foundational training, she received her career-Fifth gold medal for being
             the Best Trainee Officer in her Batch of District Judges from the then Andhra Pradesh Judicial
             Academy at Hyderabad.
                    In the capacity of District & Sessions Judge, she has presided over various civil and criminal
             courts which include postings at the III Additional District Court at Nellore; Family Court at

             Secunderabad; Special Court under the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 at Kurnool;
             Special Court for CBI Cases at Visakhapatnam; and Andhra Pradesh State V.A.T. Appellate Tribunal
             at Visakhapatnam.
                    At  different  spells,  she  held  the  office  of  Principal  District  Judge  at  Kurnool,
             Visakhapatnam,  Prakasam,  and  East  Godavari  Districts.While  being  the  Chairperson  of  the
             District Legal Services Authorities of these districts, she took keen interest in serving the cause of
             justice through various programmes.She has penned the theme song of NALSA in Telugu. She has
             received a Commendation Certificate from the Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority for
             her active initiatives during COVID-19.


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