Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, B.Sc., LL.M. was born on May 25, 1960. He was enrolled as an Advocate on June 28, 1983 and practiced in the High Court, Appellate Side, Bombay in Civil, Constitutional and Service matters. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on August 29, 2003 and as Permanent Judge on November 12, 2005. He was appointed as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court on May 10, 2019.