Honourable Sri Justice U.Durga Prasad Rao

Born in Advocates’ family on 12.08.1962. Paternal grand father Sri Upmaka Narayana Murthy was a reputed lawyer and Sathavadhani in Parvathipuram, Vizianagaram District. Maternal grand father Sri Voleti Kameswar Rao and his brothers Sri Seetharam Murthy and Sri Laxmoji Rao were also Lawyers. Wife Smt.Perin Devi and father-in-law Sri A. Narsimham are Lawyers. After completion of law joined in the office of maternal grand father Sri Voleti Seetharam Murthy in 1986 and practised in Parvathipuram, Bobbili, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts. Did L.L.M in Constitutional Law, Crimes and Torts. Selected as Additional District Judge (Direct Recruitment) in 1998 and held different posts including Principal District Judge, Karimnagar, Kurnool, Additional Director, A.P. Judicial Academy, Registrar (Judicial), Central Project Coordinator etc., Elevated as Additional Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and sworn in on 23rd October, 2013. Appointed as Judge of High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh and assumed charge as such on the afternoon of 02-03-2016.