The document analyzes the tenure lengths of Chief Justices of India from 1950 to 2014. It finds that 90% of CJIs had tenures of less than 4 years, 85% had tenures of less than 3 years, 68% had tenures of less than 2 years, and 46% had tenures of less than 1 year. The shortest tenure was around 17 days and the longest was 5+ years.

2. Chief Justice of India (CJI) – Tenure Analysis
Tenure Judges Count
< 0.5 year 9
0.5 to 1 year 10
1 to 2 years 9
2 to 3 years 7
3 to 4 years 4
5 years + 2
Minimum ~ 17 days
4 CJIs ~ 60 days
2 CJIs ~ 61-90 days
1 CJI ~ 91-120 days
90% CJIs ~ less than 4 years tenure
85% CJIs ~ less than 3 years tenure
68% CJIs ~ less than 2 years tenure
46% CJIs ~ less than 1 year tenure
Number of days have been rounded off to represent tenure in years
Analysis (1950 – 2014) based on data as on Nov 22, 2014 available on Supreme Court of India’s website
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64 years
0 41
<0.5 year
22%
0.5-1 year
24%
1-2 years
22%
2-3 years
17%
3-4 years
10%
5+ years
5%