The Constitution of India mentions certain conditions for a person to be eligible for being a judge of the Supreme court of India. In order to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court, a person must be a citizen of India and must have been for at least five years, a Judge of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession, or an advocate of a high Court or of two or more such Courts in succession for at least 10 years or he must be a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the President.