Personal

 

 

MPHAHLELE, SEGOPOTJE SHEILA

24 August 1968, Mamelodi, Pretoria

 

Education

 

 

Matric: Tsako Thabo High School, Mamelodi, Pretoria

B Proc: University of Limpopo

Bachelor of Laws: University of Limpopo

Certificate in Pension Funds Law: University of South Africa

Diploma in Insolvency Law and Practice: University of Johannesburg

 

Professional History

 

 

Claims Handler at the Road Accident Fund (1994 - 1995)

Candidate Attorney: Routledges Inc. (1996)

Candidate Attorney: Lephoko & Ledwaba Attorneys (1997 -1998)

Admitted as an Attorney (1998)

Professional Assistant: Lephoko Inc. (1998 – 1999)

Practising Attorney: Mphahlele Attorneys (September 1999 - 2013) Member of Merithing Trust CC, an Insolvency Practice (2000 – 2013)

Former Panel Member of the Companies Tribunal

Former Panel Member of the Appeal Tribunal of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa

Former Presiding Officer for COIDA Services

Acting Judge: Gauteng Division of the High Court (2011, 2012, 2013)

Judge of the High Court: Gauteng Division (02 December 2013)

Acting Judge President: Mpumalanga Division of the High Court

Acting Deputy Judge President: Mpumalanga Division of the High Court (2019, 2020, 2021)

Deputy Judge President of the High Court: Mpumalanga Division (01 July 2021)

Judge President of the High Court: Mpumalanga Division (22 August 2023 to date)

Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 June 2026 - 30 September 2026

 

Award, Honours and Other Activities

 

Recipient of the Limpopo University Merit Award: Outstanding Achievement in Dissertation 500

Former Board Member of the Mamelodi Society for the Care of the Aged

Former Member of the Licensing Committee of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority

Former Member of the Magistrates Commission

Chairperson of the Gauteng Law Council (2005/2006)

Former Deputy President of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces

Former Council Member of the Law Society of South Africa

Former Member of the Attorneys Development Fund

Former Senior Examiner for the Attorneys' Admission Examinations

Former Chairperson of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL Pretoria Branch)

Member of the Association for the Advancement of Black Insolvency Practitioners (1999 – 2013)

Member of the South African Women Lawyers’ Association (2006 – 2013)

Member of the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (SAC-IAWJ)

Recipient of the International Association of Women Judges, South African Chapter’s Recognition Award (Pioneer Women in Leadership) (August 2023)

Deputy President for the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (SAC-IAWJ) (2023/2025)

President for the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (SAC-IAWJ) (2025/2027)

Member of the SAC-IAWJ Mentorship Program

Trainer: General Council of the Bar of South Africa, Northern Regions Pupillage Programme

Trainer: Judicial Skills Training for Aspirant Judges, facilitated by SAJEI

Former Member of the Library Committee of the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court

Member of the National Court Infrastructure Committee (March 2023 to date)

Member of the Judiciary Conference Organising Committee (August 2023 to date) Member of the Judicial Oversight Committee (November 2024 to date) Member of Judicial Accountability Committee (February 2025 to date)

Member of the Advisory Committee on the Implementation of the Sexual Harassment Policy (October 2025 to date)