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The position of chief justice as it stands today was created in 2001 by the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa, as an amalgamation of two previous high-ranking judicial positions of chief justice and president of the Constitutional Court. The chief justice therefore now presides over the Constitutional Court.
As the then Chief Justice of South Africa, Mogoeng was the head of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which was responsible for the appointment of judges. The JSC attracted criticism under Mogoeng's stewardship, in part because of its attitude to the racial "transformation" of the judiciary.
Raymond Mnyamezeli Mlungisi "Ray" Zondo (born 4 May 1960) is a South African jurist who served as the Chief Justice of South Africa from 1 April 2022 until his retirement on 31 August 2024. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Zondo as South Africa's new chief justice with effect from 1 April 2022. [1]
The following is an incomplete list of South African politicians, both past and present. ... Chief Justice of South Africa, 2001 ... Chief Justice 1959–76 ...
The Monarch was represented in South Africa by a Governor-General. South Africa became a republic under the Constitution of 1961 and the Monarch and Governor-General were replaced by a ceremonial State President. In 1984, under the Tricameral Constitution, the State President gained executive powers, becoming head of both state and government.
Pius Nkonzo Langa SCOB (25 March 1939 – 24 July 2013) was Chief Justice of South Africa from June 2005 to October 2009. Formerly a human rights lawyer, he was appointed as a puisne judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa upon its inception in 1995.
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58 (Deputy Chief Justice) 60 (Chief Justice) 1 September 2022 2 years, 5 months 20 March 2034 N/A Eastern Cape High Court. Supreme Court of Appeal. Mogoeng Mogoeng. Raymond Zondo (as Deputy Chief Justice and Chief Justice) Mbuyiseli Madlanga (Acting Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa) 27 March 1962 (age 62) in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape: Jacob ...