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President Zuma appoints judges for various courts

President Jacob Zuma
President Jacob Zuma

8th June 2016

By: African News Agency

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President Jacob Zuma has appointed several Judges to the Supreme Court of Appeal and various High Courts to fill vacancies, the Presidency said in a statement on Wednesday.

The appointments on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, include those of Madam Justice Baratang Constance Mocumie who has been appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal, Bloemfontein and Justice Christiaan Hendrik Gert van der Merwe as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal, Bloemfontein.

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Other appointments were those of Justice Mjabuliseni Isaac Madondo who becomes the Deputy Judge President of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, Pietermaritzburg and Madam Justice Fikile Eunice Mokgohloa as Deputy Judge President of the Limpopo Division of the High Court, Polokwane.

The Presidency added that Madam Justice Patricia Lynette Goliath has been appointed as Deputy Judge President of the Western Cape Division of the High Court, Cape Town.

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Advocate Richard William Neville Brooks SC has been appointed as a Judge of the Eastern Cape Local Division of the High Court, Mthatha, with effect from 1 July 2016 in an existing vacancy.

Advocate Pieter Cornelius Bezuidenhout has been appointed Judge of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, Pietermaritzburg, while Ms Mokgere Busisiwe Shareen Masipa becomes Judge of the KwaZulu-Natal Local Division of the High Court, Durban

Advocate Gerrit Cornelius Muller SC has been appointed Judge of the Limpopo Division of the High Court and Moletje George Phatudi as a Judge of the Limpopo Division of the High Court, Polokwane.

In conclusion the Presidency said Lister Gcinikaya Nuku has been appointed as a Judge of the Western Cape Division of the High Court, Cape Town.

All the appointments are effective from 1 July 2016.

“President Zuma wishes them well in their new responsibilities,” said the Presidency in a statement attributed to Dr Bongani Ngqulunga.

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