Data placed in Parliament by the Union Law Ministry shows Tamil Nadu has the highest share of SC, ST and OBC judges in district and subordinate courts. Of 1,234 judicial officers in the State, 1,205 (97.65%) belong to these groups: SC 20.66%, ST 1.21% and OBC 75.76%. Nationally, lower court judges are 14.15% Dalit, 5.12% tribal and 26.64% OBC, far more diverse than High Court appointments since 2018. West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar reported zero such judges. There is no reservation policy for subordinate judiciary appointments.