Personal                                      Mothle S AJA

24 July 1956, Lady Selbourne, Pretoria, Gauteng  

Wife: Melita

Two Children

 

Education

Matric: (1974) Mamelodi High School, Pretoria

B Proc (1979) UNISA

LLM (1987) Georgetown University, Washington DC, United State of America

National Institute for Trial Advocacy Diploma (1987) Harvard University, Massachusetts

 

Professional History

Articles of Clerkship; Maluleke, Seriti & Moseneke: 1980 - 1982

Attorney, Professional Assistant; Seriti Moseneke & Mavundla: 1982 - 1983

Practice as Attorney in partnership; Mothle Matlala Mahlangu & Moabi Attorneys: 1983 - 1986

Summer Associate Attorney; Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, Washington DC, USA: May - August 1987

National Director; Lawyers for Human Rights: 1988 - 1992

Legal Consultant and Chief Representative; IOM (International Organisation for Migration: 1992 -1994

Legal Advisor; Northern Province (Limpopo) Executive Council and Legislature: 1994 -1996

Chief Director of Investigation; ICD Independent Complaints Directorate: 1997 - 1998

Admitted as Advocate: 19 May 1998

Executive Director; IEC (The Electoral Commission: 1998 - 2000

Practicing Advocate; Pretoria Bar: 2001-2010

Advocate of the High Court; Lesotho: 18 February 2008

Senior Counsel: 27 April 2008

Acting Judge; Transvaal Provincial Division & Gauteng High Court: 2008 - 2010

Judge of the High Court; Gauteng Division: October 2010 – 2021

Judge of the Special Tribunal 2019-2021

Acting Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 June 2021 - 30 June 2021  

Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal: July 2021 to date 

 

Publications, Awards, Honours and Other Activities

Fulbright Scholarship to study LLM at Georgetown University, Washington DC:  1986 -1987

Secretary General: South African Softball Federation: 1977 - 1981

Member of the Black Lawyer’s Association: 1982 - 1983

Co-founder and Vice President, Democratic Lawyers Congress: 1984 -1986

Co-National Director, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR): 1988 -1992

Consulting Editor on LHR publication “Human Rights for All” - 1991

Member of National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL): 1992 - 2003.

Member of the Pretoria Bar Council: 2007 - 2009

Representing Pretoria Bar in the General Council of the Bar of South Africa: 2007 and 2008

Chairperson of Advocates for Transformation (AFT Pretoria branch): 2003 - 2005 and 2007

Member of the National Executive Committee of AFT: 2005 – 2007

Trustee, Mamelodi High School Alumni Trust 2017

Member of the National Bar Examination Board NBEB: 2017 – present)

NADEL leadership award- 2019