Maya becomes first female jurist to hold SA’s deputy chief justice position

Her appointment leaves a vacancy in the appeals court where she was president

25 July 2022 - 13:51 By Erin Bates

Justice Mandisa Maya, current head of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), has been formally appointed as the country’s deputy chief justice, beginning her tenure in the Constitutional Court on September 1...

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