Colourful pasts of ConCourt candidates

09 July 2015 - 02:26 By Aarti J Narsee

Among the candidates to be a judge at the Constitutional Court are a woman who has worked as a modern dance instructor and another who has worked as a supermarket cashier. These are some of the entries on the CVs of the judges to be interviewed today for a single post at the highest court in the land.The previous work experience of some of the country’s top legal minds should provide light relief at the usually tough interviews by the Judicial Service Commission, for a single post at the highest court in the land.Judge Theron, grew up in a “poor coloured township” outside Durban, and came from “truly humble beginnings”. Whilst studying at university, she worked part-time as a supermarket cashier at OK Bazaars, her CV states. The 48-year-old made history in 1999 when she became the first black female judge to be appointed a judge in Kwazulu- Natal, at the age of 32.Judge Tshiqi, 54, who is currently acting at the SCA enjoys reading, walking, golfing and swimming in her spare time. Justice Tshiqi, 54, was the founding member of her own female law firm. The practice was started with a personal loan of R20,000 as they were “struggling to make ends meet”.There is only one candidate for the SCA deputy judge president post: Judge Mandisa Maya, who is currently at the SCA.The 51-year-old admits in her application that she is embarrassed by the speeding tickets she got when she was younger. “The transgressions are deeply regretted and the fines were paid,” she wrote...

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