President appoints new Constitutional Court judge
The Presidency announced that President Jacob Zuma had in terms of section 174 (4) of the Constitution‚ “and after consultation with Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and leaders of the parties represented in the National Assembly”‚ appointed Justice Nonkosi Zoliswa Mhlantla as a judge of the Constitutional Court with effect from December 1. Justice Mhlantla is currently a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal.The presidency said Justice Mhlantla would be filling a vacant position in the Constitutional Court which arose following the death of Justice Thembile Skweyiya.“President Zuma wishes Justice Mhlantla all the best in her new responsibilities‚” according to the Presidency.MHLANTLA, NONKOSI ZOLISWA -Judges of the Supreme Court of AppealPersonal: 2 May 1964, Port ElizabethOne childEducation:Matric: Kenneth Masekela High School, Kwa-Thema, Springs B Proc (1987) University of the North, LimpopoProfessional HistoryAttorney, N Mhlantla & Associates: 1990 – 31 May 2002 Acting Judge, Eastern Cape High Court: April 2000 – 30 September 2000Judge of the High Court, Eastern Cape: 1 June 2002 – 30 November 2008Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 June – 30 November 2008Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal: 2009Acting Judge, Constitutional Court, 2012 Info from Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal ..
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