Personal
Surname: Chili
First Names: Nkosinathi Emmanuel
12 August 1964
5 Children
Education
Standard Passed : Matric 1984
School Attended : Mshiyane High School, Inanda
Institution : University of Zululand
Qualification Obtained : B Juris and LLB; obtained in 1989 and 1992, respectively
Qualification Obtained : Certificate in Major Case Management obtained in London in 2003
Professional History
Volunteer Teacher at Isaviyo Primary School, Ndwedwe for a period of 6
months in 1985.
Court Interpreter at Durban and Verulam Magistrate’s Court from March
1993 to May 1995.
State Prosecutor in Pietermaritzburg and Umlazi Magistrate’s Court from
May 1995 to October 1997.
State Advocate in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions,
Durban from November 1997 to November 2000.
Senior State Advocate in the office of the Director of Special Operations
(Scorpions as it then was) in Durban from December 2000 to March 2005.
Magistrate in Durban Magistrate’s Court from March 2005 to May 2014.
Acting Judge in the High Court, KwaZulu-Natal:
2 sessions in 2009; 2 sessions in 2010; 2 sessions in 2012; 4 sessions in
2013 and 4 sessions in 2014.
Judge of the High Court, KwaZulu-Natal from 01 June 2014 to date.
Acting Deputy Judge President from 01 October 2023 to 31 December
2023.
Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal for 3 terms: 1 October to 30 November 2024;
1 June to 30 November 2025; 20 October 2026 - 30 November 2026
MEMBER OF LEGAL ORGANISATIONS
Member of the Society of State Advocates from 1999 to 2004.
Member of a committee called “Agents of Change” established in the year 2000 with the view of facilitating transformation at the workplace.
Member of JOASA from 2004 to 2014.
Member of Black Lawyers Association from 1999 to 2014.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Chairperson of Chili Tribunal Authority in Ndwendwe.
Chairperson of Zion Apostolic Church in South Africa
