| Ashish Jitendra Desai | |
| Office: | Chief Justice of Kerala High Court |
| Termstart: | 22 July 2023 |
| Termend: | 4 July 2024 |
| Nominator: | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud |
| Appointer: | Droupadi Murmu |
| Office1: | Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court |
| Termstart1: | 26 February 2023 |
| Termend1: | 21 July 2023 |
| Appointer1: | Droupadi Murmu |
| Office2: | Judge of Gujarat High Court |
| Appointer2: | Pratibha Patil |
| Nominator2: | S. H. Kapadia |
| Termstart2: | 21 November 2011 |
| Termend2: | 25 February 2023 |
| Birth Place: | Vadodara |
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1962 |
| Honorific Prefix: | Hon'ble Chief Justice |
Ashish Jitendra Desai (born 5 July 1962) is an Indian Judge.[1] He was the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.[2] He was Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court previously.[3] [4]
Justice Desai obtained an undergraduate degree in economics from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad, and law degree from Sir L. A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad. Initially, he worked at the law office of M. C. Bhatt and D. M. Bhatt. He practiced law first at City Civil and Sessions Court in Ahmedabad, then at Gujarat High Court. He became Additional Judge of High Court of Gujarat in 2011, and was confirmed as permanent judge in 2013.[5] [6] [7] [8]