Personal:       seriti

21 July 1949
Married

 

Education

B. UIRIS : FORT HARE UNIVERSITY 1975

LLB : UNISA 1985

LLM (PROPERTY LAW): University of Witwatersrand 1988

LLM (PROCEDURAL LAWS): UNISA 1992

LLD (PROCEDURAL LAWS): PRETORIA 1993

 

Professional History:

Opened a legal practice in Pretoria in 1977

More than 20 years’ experience in managing professional staff within the legal field stretching over a period of 32 years

Partner and Director – Maluleke Seriti Makume & Matlala Inc.

Drafting of an Act – Rules and Regulations of the Consumer Affairs Court and proposed certain amendments to the Consumer Affairs (Unfair Business Practices) Act, No. 7 of 1996 (Gauteng)

Former Co-chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee of Pretoria City Council;

Former Editorial Committee member of African Law Review;

Former convenor of the Panel of Examiners, Attorney’s Admission Exam

Also served as Senior Examiner

Former Chairperson of Consumer Affairs Court, Gauteng

Former Legal advisor for several trade unions e.g. BICAWU (Building Construction Workers Union), CUSA (Commercial Workers’ Union of South Africa) in several labour matters and other legal issues

Former Co-chairperson of the Law Society of South Africa

Former Executive Committee Member (various terms) of Black Lawyers Association

Former Councillor of Transvaal Law Society

Former Editorial Committee member of De Rebus; which is the official journal for attorneys

Former Chairperson of the Association for the Advancement of Black Insolvency Practitioners

Former Co-chairperson of the Insolvency Practitioners Society of South Africa

Former Chairperson of Fabcos Trust

Former member of one of the technical Committees which drafted the Interim Constitution of South Africa

Former member of the Board of Control of Practical Legal training

Former member of moderating panel – Certificate Course in Insolvency Litigation and Administration Practice offered by the Law Society of South Africa’s L.E.A.D

Former member of the Advisory Committee of the Centre for Business and Professional Ethics-Graduate School of Business at the University of Pretoria

Former member of the Council of the University of Pretoria

Former Chairperson of the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers

Former Deputy Chairperson of the South African Law Reform Commission

Former Chairperson of the Arms Commission

Member of the Board of Trustees of BLA Legal Educational Centre

Member of the Board of Trustees of Rose Happy Times old age home (NGO)

Attended numerous seminars both locally and outside the country dealing with various human rights and constitutional aspects

Attended several seminars and courses organised by the United Nations agencies

Appointed Judge of the High Court (North Gauteng High Court) on 1 August 2003 to 2010

Acting Judge at Venda High Court

Acting Judge at Northern Cape Division of the High Court

Acting Judge at the then Witwatersrand Local Division of the High Court and

Acting Judge at the then Transvaal Provincial Division of the High Court

Appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal on 4 December 2010 to 2019

Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal 1 April 2026– 31 May 2026

 

Publications, Awards, Honours and Other Activities:

Recipient of the 2002 Tuks Alumni Laureate Award (University of Pretoria)

Recipient of the BLA Founder Members Award – 2003

Recipient of an award by the Gauteng Law Council titled “In recognition of your contribution to the Attorney’s Profession in Gauteng”

Recipient of an award from the Law Society of South Africa titled “In recognition of your contribution to the Attorney’s Profession as a council member and Co-Chairperson of the Law Society of South Africa”

 

 

Personal       Poyo Dlwati AJA
15 September 1975, Nkwenkwana Location, Engcobo, Eastern Cape
Husband: Mahlubonke Dlwati
Two children
 
Education
Matric: Mt Arthur Girls High School, Lady Frere
B Proc (1995) University of Transkei
Postgraduate Diploma in Tax (1997) University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg
Certificate in Commercial Law, 2005, Black Lawyers Association Legal Education Centre
 
Professional History
Part- time teacher,  Mehlokazulu High School, Pietermaritzburg: 1996 
Articles of Clerkship with Jenny Budree & Associates and Hoskins & Ngcobo Attorneys, Pietermaritzburg: 1997-1999
Admitted and enrolled as an Attorney and Conveyancer of the High Court of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Division: 12 February 1999
Professional Assistant, Hoskins &Ngcobo Attorneys: February 1999-July 2000
Partner & Director at Ngcobo Poyo & Diedricks Attorneys:  August 2000- May 2014
Sat as Assessor in the Pietermaritzburg High Court at various times from 2003 to 2011
Acting Judge; KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, Pietermaritzburg: 15 October- 18 November 2012, 4 March-14 April 2013, 3-28 June 2013, 2-27 September 2013, 11 November 2013-13 December 2013, 27 January-30 March 2014
Judge, KwaZulu-Natal High Court: 1 June 2014
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 June 2020 - 30 November 2020, 1 December 2020 - 31 May 2021
 
Publications, Awards, Honours and Other Activities
Named as a Woman of Substance by You Magazine: October 2003
Member of the Deeds Registries Regulation Board: 2003-May 2014
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Bid Appeals Tribunal: December 2005-May 2014
Examiner of the Attorneys’ Practice and Procedure Examinations in KwaZulu-Natal:2005-May 2014  Chairperson, Black Lawyers Association, Pietermaritzburg Branch: 2003-2005
Founding Member and Secretary of KZN Chapter of South African Women Lawyers Association: 2007-2009
President, KwaZulu-Natal Law Society: 2008
Member of the Provincial Advisory Panel for Implementation of Municipal Rates Act of 2003: 2008
Co-Chairperson of the Law Society of South Africa: 2009 – 2010
National Moderator, Conveyancing Examination: 2009 – 2014
President, Southern African Development Lawyers Association: 2010-2012
Recipient of the South African Women Lawyers Association History & Icon Programme: 2012
Finalist in the Law Category of KZN Women of Excellence by the Durban Chamber of Commerce: 2012
Member of the Rules Board of Courts: January 2012 – May 2014
Trustee of the Victoria &Griffiths Mxenge Memorial Trust: 2009 to date
Member of the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges; 2018
Trained as a Mediator and Trainer in Mediation: Utah USA October 2019
Leader of Couples Ministry in Maritzburg Christian Church: December 2019 to date
 
 
 
PERSONAL   Unterhalter AJA
Date and place of birth: 18th November 1958, Johannesburg
 
EDUCATION
BA – Trinity College, Cambridge
MA – Trinity College, Cambridge
LLB – University of Witwatersrand
BCL – University College, Oxford
 
 
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa and member of the Johannesburg Bar: 1990 - 2017 
Conferment of Silk: 2002 
Called to the English Bar, member of Monckton Chambers: 2009 - 2017       
Member of the Appellate Body, WTO: 2007 - 2013
Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand: 2007 - 2013 
Chairman of the Appellate Body, WTO: 2010 - 2011
Professor of Law, University of Cape Town: 2014 to date
Acting Judge, Gauteng High Court: 2003 2007 (various appointments)
Judge of the High Court: 2018 to June 2024
Acting Judge, Competition Appeal Court: 2018 to date
Acting Justice of the Constitutional Court (February 2022 - March 2022; May 2022 - July 2022)
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 June 2020 - November 2020; 1 December 2020 - 31 March 2021; 1 April 2021 - 31 May 2021; 08 July 2021 - 30 September 2021; 1 October 2021 - 30 November 2021; 1 December 2022 - 31 March 2023; 1 April- 31 May 2023; 1 June - 30 November 2023; 01 June - 30 September 2024
Appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 July 2024 to date
 
PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
  •  Publications in the fields of public law, trade, and competition law
  • Visiting Professor University College, London, Columbia Law School; and NUS
  • Chair, Southern Africa at large, Rhodes Scholarships
  • Head of the Centre for Applied Legal Studies and the Mandela Institute

 

 

Subcategories

MOKGOHLOA, FIKILE EUNICE.Mokgohloa

Personal:

01 June 1961, Pretoria

One child

Education:

B Juris (1987) University of North West

LLB (1990) University of North West

Professional History:

Candidate Attorney; Tshegofatso Monama Attorneys: 1990-1993

Professional Assistant; Hack Stupel & Ross Attorneys: 1993-1995

Partner; Hack Stupel & Ross Attorneys: 1996-1999

Partner; Mokgohloa Attorneys: January 2000

Acting; Regional Magistrate Bafokeng: July 2001 – August 2001

Acting; District Magistrate Brits: June – July 2002

Acting; Regional Magistrate Bafokeng: November 2002 – September 2004

Acting; District Magistrate Odi: July 2005 – February 2006

Acting Judge; Northern Cape Division: 01 June 2006 – June 2008

Acting Judge; Kwa-Zulu Natal Division: 28 July 2008 – 16 November 2008

Judge; Kwa-Zulu Natal Division: 17 November 2008 – January 2016

Judge; Limpopo Division: 25 January 2016 – 30 June 2016

Deputy Judge President; Limpopo Division: 01 July 2016 - to date.

Acting Judge Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 June 2017 - 30 November 2017.

Acting Judge Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 June 2018 – 30 November 2018.