Hon'ble Shri Justice Vivek Rusia

Born on 2nd August, 1969 at Jabalpur .After obtaining the degrees of B.Sc. and LL.B., he was enrolled as an Advocate by State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh w.e.f. 8th August, 1992. His father Late Prabhakar Rusia was Senior Advocate of High Court of Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur. He started his practice as associate advocate in the office of Late Shri P. Sadashivan Nair, Sr. Advocate Smt. Indira Nair, Sr. Advocate and Shri Rajendra Menon, Former Chief Justice of High Court of Patna and Delhi.
He started his independent practice in the year 1998 and was soon taken in the panel of Coal India Ltd., South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Western Coal Field Limited, Northern Coal Field Limited, Madhya Pradesh Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Ltd.,Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co. Ltd.,M.P. Power Management Company Limited, M.P. Power Transmission Company, Madhya Pradesh Housing & Infrastructure Development Board ,M.P.Laghu Udyog Nigam, Nagar Panchayat Shakpura/Mundi, Jila Sahakari Krishi and Gramin Vikas Bank Mydt. Panna / Sidhi / Satna (M.P.), Cantonment Board Jabalpur (From 1998 to 2008) Jabalpur Development Authority (From 2000 to 2004)
He was appointed as standing counsel of Government of India for a period of three years to appear on behalf of Union of India in cases before the High Court of M.P. at Jabalpur.
He has practiced in Civil, Criminal, Constitution, Service, Revenue, Taxation ,Arbitration etc. matters before the High Court of Madhya Pradesh.
He was elected as Joint Secretary of High Court Advocates Bar Association Jabalpur. He was also life member of High Court as well as District Bar Association, Jabalpur.

• Was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on 7th April, 2016 and as a Permanent Judge on 17th March, 2018.
• Was appointed as Administrative Judge, High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench at Indore on 20.12.2021 and again on 20.08.2024.
• Was appointed as Administrative Judge, High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench at Gwalior on 28.04.2024.
• Was appointed as Administrative Judge, High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Principal Seat Jabalpur on 07.11.2025.
• Was appointed as Executive Chairman of the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority on 21.11.2025.
• Assumed the charge of the Office of the Chief Justice (Acting) of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 02.06.2026.