From IAS Aspirant to High Court Judge: Anshul Raj's Journey to the Bench

• Senior advocate Anshul Raj took oath as a judge of the Patna High Court, administered by Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahu.
• President Droupadi Murmu appointed Anshul Raj, whose father, Yogesh Chandra Verma, is also a senior advocate at Patna High Court.
• Born in 1971 in Patna, Anshul Raj completed his LLB from Magadh University after early education in Patna.
• He began his legal career at the Supreme Court, working with senior advocate Nagendra Rai, before moving to Patna High Court in 2009.
• Despite initially aspiring to be an IAS officer and appearing for UPSC interviews twice, he excelled in law, becoming a Senior Advocate before his judicial appointment.

Why It Matters: Anshul Raj, an initial IAS aspirant, has been appointed as a judge of the Patna High Court.