Lahore High Court judges
The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court initials as
The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court is the Chief Administrative Officer of Province’s Court System, supervising provincial judicial policies and conducting judicial business in the provincial high court. Nominations for the appointment of Chief Justice of Lahore High Court is made by Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chief Justice of Pakistan and final appointments are confirmed by the President of Pakistan.
The first Chief Justice of Lahore High Court was Henry Plowden. The current Chief Justice is Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan, incumbent since January, 01 2019.
| Portrait | Chief Justice | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Court of the Punjab | ||||
| Sir Henry Meredyth Plowden | 1880 | 1895 | ||
| Sir Charles Arthur Roe | 1895 | 1898 | ||
| Sir William Ovens Clark | 1898 | 1909 | ||
| Sir Arthur Hay Stewart Reid | 1909 | 1914 | ||
| Sir Alfred Kensington | 1914 | 1915 | ||
| Sir Donald Campbell Johnstone | 1915 | 1917 | ||
| Sir Henry Adolphus Rattigan | 1917 | 1919 | ||
| Lahore High Court | ||||
| Sir Shadi Lal | 1920 | 1934 | First Indian Chief Justice of any High Court in India | |
| Sir John Douglas Young | 1934 | 1943 | ||
| Sir Arthur Trevor Harries | 1943 | 1946 | ||
| Sir Abdul Rashid | 1946 | 1948 | ||
| Muhammad Munir | 1949 | 1954 | ||
| Sheikh Abdul Rahman | 1954 | 1958 | ||
| Rustam Kayani | 1958 | 1962 | ||
| Manzur Qadir | 1962 | 1963 | ||
| Abdul Aziz Khan | 1963 | 1965 | ||
| Inamullah Khan | 1965 | 1967 | ||
| Waheed-ud-Din Ahmad | 1967 | 1969 | ||
| Qadeeruddin Ahmed | 1969 | 1970 | ||
| Sheikh Anwarul Haq | 1970 | 1972 | ||
| Sardar Muhammad Iqbal | 1972 | 1976 | ||
| Aslam Riaz Hussain | 1976 | 1978 | ||
| Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain | 1978 | 1980 | ||
| Shamim Hussain Qadri | 1980 | 1982 | ||
| Javed Iqbal | 1982 | 1986 | ||
| Ghulam Mujaddid Mirza | 1986 | 1988 | ||
| Abdul Shakurul Salam | 1988 | 1989 | ||
| Mohammad Rafique Tarar | 1989 | 1991 | ||
| Mian Mahboob Ahmad | 1991 | 1995 | ||
| Khalil-Ur-Rehman Khan | 1996 | 1996 | ||
| Ijaz Nisar | 1996 | 1997 | ||
| Riaz Ahmad | 1997 | 1997 | ||
| Rashid Aziz Khan | 1997 | 2000 | ||
| Mian Allah Nawaz | 2000 | 2000 | ||
| Falak Sher | 2000 | 2002 | ||
| Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry | 2002 | 2007 | ||
| Sayed Zahid Hussain | 2008 | 2009 | ||
| Khawaja Muhammad Sharif | 2009 | 2010 | ||
| Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry | 2010 | 2011 | ||
| Azmat Saeed | 2011 | 2012 | ||
| Umar Ata Bandial | 2012 | 2014 | ||
| Imtiaz Ahmad | 2014 | 2015 | ||
| Manzoor Ahmad Malik | 2015 | 2015 | ||
| Ijazul Ahsan | 2015 | 2016 | ||
| Syed Mansoor Ali Shah | 2016 | 2018 | ||
| Muhammad Yawar Ali | 2018 | 2018 | ||
| Muhammad Anwaarul Haq | 2018 | 2018 | ||
| Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan | 2019 | Current |
