After a few years, he became a Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He then was made a Judge of the Lahore High Court. He also taught torts law and contract law at the Punjab University Law College in Lahore until 1987, after which he served on its Graduate Studies Committee. Career īandial joined the Lahore High Court as an advocate in 1983. He qualified as a Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln's Inn, London. ![]() ![]() ![]() He received his bachelor's degree in economics from Columbia University in 1979 and followed this with a Law Tripos degree from the University of Cambridge in 1981. He then enrolled in Aitchison College, Lahore, for his Higher Senior Cambridge certificate, which he received in 1975. In 1973, Bandial received his Senior Cambridge certificate from St Mary's Academy, Rawalpindi. Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served as a Justice of Lahore High Court from 1 June 2012 to 16 June 2014.īandial will serve as the Chief Justice of Pakistan for one year, six months, and 25 days from 2 February 2022, until his retirement on 16 September 2023. ![]() He has been a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan since 17 June 2014. His appointment as the new Chief Justice was approved by President Arif Alvi on 13 January 2022, after which he assumed his office on 2 February 2022. Umar Ata Bandial ( Urdu: عمر عطا بندیال born 17 September 1958) is a Pakistani jurist who currently serves as the 28th Chief Justice of Pakistan.
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