VJustice Prashant Kumar Mishra was sworn in as the chief of AP High Court.
Governor Biswabhushan Harichandan administered the oath to Justice Mishra. While chief secretary Sameer Sharma initiated the proceedings, high court registrar general BS Bhanumati read out the notification issued by the President of India on the appointment.
Justice Mishra was born in Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) in 1964. After completing his BSc and LLB from Guru Ghasidas University in Bilaspur, he enrolled as an advocate in 1987 and practised at Raigarh district court, high court of Madhya Pradesh, and later at Chhattisgarh high court. Having dealt with civil, criminal and writ branches of law, he was designated as senior advocate in 2005.