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President:
Deputy President:
Judges:
- Justice V M Ponnan
- Justice N Dambuza
- Justice B C Mocumie
- Justice T M Makgoka
- Justice A Schippers
- Justice F E Mokgohloa
- Justice C H Nicholls
- Justice Y T Mbatha
- Justice S P B Mothle
- Justice W Hughes
- Justice P A Meyer
- Justice M K Matojane
- Justice S E Weiner
- Justice G Goosen
- Justice D S Molefe
- Justice AM Kgoele
- Justice F Kathree-Setiloane
- Justice J E Smith
- Justice R Keightley
- Justice D Unterhalter
- Justice P A Koen
- Justice E Baartman
- Justice P Coppin
Personal:
Born 6 May 1964, Kwa-Thema, Springs, Gauteng.
Married to Khumsha Makaula
Two children
Education:
Matric: Freemantle Boys School, Lady Frere
B.Juris; University of Transkei: (1986)
LLB; University of Transkei: (1989)
LLM; Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA: (1993)
Professional History:
Clerk for the Department of Justice: 1984
Interpreter in Magistrate’s Office, Mount Frere
Pubic prosecutor, Lusikisiki Magistrate’s Office: 1986-1988
Advisor: Legal planning, Department of Justice, Mthatha: 1988
Magistrate; Libode Magistrate’s Court: 1988 – 1990
Articles of clerkship; Dukada and Company, Mthatha: 1990-1992
Practising attorney; Makaula, Zikwa and Company: 1993-2010
Acting Judge; Eastern Cape Division: 2007 – 2010
Judge; Eastern Cape High Court: 2010 till present
Acting Judge; Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 January 2022 – 31 May 2022; 1 April 2022 - 30 September 2022.
Other Activities:
Member of NADEL: 1990 – 2010
Member of the Transkei Attorney’s Association (TAA): 1993 – 2010
Instructor; East London Law School: 1996 – 2008
Examiner; Cape Law Society: 2005 - 2010
Chairperson of the TTA: 2008 - 2009
Tutor; South African Judicial Education Institute: Aspirant Judges Course: 2019 to date
Subcategories
KOEN, PETRUS ARNOLUS
Personal:
Matric: Gert Maritz, PMB.
B Com: University of Natal, 1980
LLB: University of Natal, 1982
Professional History:
Candidate Attorney 1985 to 1986
Attorney, Notary Public and Conveyancer: 1987 – 1988
Advocate: 1988 – 2006
Senior Counsel: 1998
Acting judge of the High Court, KZN periodically - 2004 to 2005.
Judge of High Court, KZN: 1 November 2006 to date.
Acting Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 December 2014 – 31 March 2015
Acting Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 December 2019 – 31 May 2020
Acting Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 October 2023 – 30 November 2023
Acting Judge of Appeal Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 April - 31 May 2024, 01 June - 30 September 2024, 01 October - 30 November 2024
Appointed Judge of Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 December 2024 to date
Other Professional Activities:
Part-time lecturer: Contract and Civil Procedure, University of Natal 1990 – 1995
Member of the Law School Board, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg: 1996
Member of Society of Advocates: 1988 – 2006
Vice Chair of Pietermaritzburg Society of Advocates: 2003 -2004
Chair of Pietermaritzburg Society of Advocates: 2005
Past member of council of Pietermaritzburg Community Chest
