CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Sri Srinivasan, a prominent Indian-American judge, has created history by becoming the first person of South Asian descent to lead a powerful federal circuit court, considered next only to the US Supreme Court. Judge Srinivasan, 52, became the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Padmanabhan Srikanth “Sri” Srinivasan (/ˈsriː ˌsriːniˈvɑːsən/; born February 23, 1967) is an Indian-born American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Article III of the Constitution governs the appointment, tenure, and payment of Supreme Court justices, and federal circuit and district judges. These judges, often referred to as “Article III judges, ” are nominated by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Congress has currently authorized 179 judgeships, though the number of “current” judges will be higher than 179 because of some judges electing senior status. Only active, non-senior-status judges may fill one of the 179 authorized judgeships.

Detailed explanation-5: -Supreme or Constitutional Court Justices in the US, Brazil and Russia, for example, must be nominated by the president and approved by a house of the legislature by a majority vote.