/ 1 December 2013

Zuma appoints new judges

Zuma Appoints New Judges

President Jacob Zuma has appointed new judges to the high court, labour court and the electoral court, the presidency said on Sunday.

Spokesperson Mac Maharaj said advocate Igna Tersia Stretch, SC was appointed as judge of the high court in East London with effect from December 2. The rest of the appointments are as follows:

  • Segopotje Sheila Mphahlele was appointed as a judge of the high court in Johannesburg, with effect from December 2.
  • Advocate Albertus Johannes Bam, SC, as a judge of the high court in Pretoria, with effect from December 2.
  • Advocate Maria Mabel Jansen, SC, as a judge of the high court in Johannesburg, with effect from December 2.
  • Advocate Nicoline Janse Van Nieuwenhuizen, SC, as a judge of the high court in Pretoria, with effect from December 2.

Electoral Court
Somaganthie Naidoo was appointed as a judge of the high court in Bloemfontein, with effect from January 1 2014; and Nolwazi Penelope Boqwana as a judge of the high court in Cape Town, with effect from December 2.

"The president has also in terms of section 153(1)(b) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 … appointed Mr Justice Pule Lazarus Tlaletsi, a judge of the Northern Cape high court, as deputy judge president of the Labour Court, with effect from December 2," said Maharaj.

Sungaree Pather was appointed as a member of the Electoral Court for a period of four years, with effect from December 2. – Sapa