At least six Judges of the Supreme Court including one Chief Justice of India enjoy post-retirement jobs in the last five years. The Chief Justice, Justice Ranjan Gogoi was nominated to the Rajya Sabha on November 17, 2019. He was nominated within six months of demitting office. Justice Arun Mishra, who retired as a Supreme Court Judge on September 2, 2020, after serving for more than six years, was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on June 2, 2021, almost a year after he retired. Similarly, Justice Ashok Bhushan, who demitted office as a Supreme Court judge on July 4, 2021, was appointed as Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on November 8, 2021. Justice S Abdul Nazeer, who demitted office as a Supreme Court Judge on January 4, 2023, was appointed as Governor of Andhra Pradesh on February 12, 2023. Justice Prakash Shrivastava was appointed as the Chairman, National Green Tribunal (NGT). Justice Srivastava enrolled as Advocate on February 2, 1987. He practised on tax, civil and constitutional matters in the Supreme Court of India at New Delhi. He was later appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on January 18, 2008 and became a permanent Judge on January 15, 2010. Subsequently, Justice Shrivastava served as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court from October 11, 2021 till his retirement on March 30, 2023. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who retired as a Supreme Court Judge on July 6, 2018, was appointed as Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal on the same day he retired.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi	Justice Arun Mishra	Justice Ashok Bhushan	Justice S A Nazeer	Justice Prakash Shrivastava	Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel