DOLAMO, MOKGOATJI JOSIAH
Personal
29 March 1955
Married
Education
Grade 12: Bopedi Bapedi High School, Ga – Marishane
University of the North Polokwane RSA: B.Luris 1982
University of the North Polokwane RSA: LLB 1986
Georgetown University Washington DC: LLM 1988
Professional History
Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corporation Witbank Mpumalanga RSA, January 1976 - January 1977
Glolec (PTY) Ltd Witbank Mpumalanga RSA, June — December 1977
Venter & Van Nieuwehuizen Attorneys, Emalahleni (Witbank) Mpumalanga RSA, May 1984 - June 1986
University of the Western Cape Bellville Western cape RSA: Senior Lecturer Depart of Public Law, August 1988 — December 1990
Makobe & Dolamo Attorneys, Emalahleni (Witbank) Mpumalanga RSA, Jan 1990 – 2002
Dolamo Incorporated, January 2003 — December 2012
Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa Northern Gauteng High Court – Pretoria (formerly
Transvaal Provincial Division); 2004 – One Term, 2005 One – Term, 2006 One – Term.
Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa (Western Cape High Court) 2011 (One Term); January 2012 – January 2013
Appointed Judge of the High Court of South Africa (Western Cape High Court) – February 2013 to date
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 2019
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 June – 30 September 2024
Other Professional Activities
Summer intern: Institute for the study of Responsive Law Washington DC USA, July 1988
Captain of the Soccer Team: 1974 — 1975, Bopedi Bapedi High School
Member of the Sovenga League Executive Comitte (Sovenga league was at that time a highly
competitive Soccer league comprising of 18 teams based on the University Campus)
Secretary of the church Council - and 1996 - St Peters Anglican Church Witbank parish
Examiner in terms of the Attorneys Admission Act
Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Law Society (a circle of the Law Society of the Northern
Provinces formerly Law Society of the Transvaal)
Chairperson Emalahleni (Witbank) Attorneys Association, 2002
Member of the Mpumalanga Rugby Union's Disciplinary Committee, 2002
Member of the Judicial Committee of the South African Rugby Football Union, 2000 to date
Member of Sanzar (South Africa, Australia & New Zealand) organizers of the Nation & Super in Rugby tournament Judicial Committee
Chairman of the Board — Consumer Institute of South Africa (a section 21 company established to
research, protect and advance consumer interest)
Board Member - Emalahleni Housing Institution, 2008 – 2011
Chairperson of the Board - Emalahleni Housing, 2011
Awards and scholarships
Sportsman of the Year,1975: Bopedi Bapedi High School — Nebo District
Best student in History of Law Course, 1982 — University of the North
Best student: Dissertation for the LLB Degree 1987 — University of the North
Full Bright Scholarship: 1987 — 1988 to study for the LLM Degree at Georgetown
HENDRICKS, RONALD DEON
Personal
11 December 1964
Married
Education
Matric: Senior Secondary School, Eersterust, Pretoria, 1982
University of Western Cape: BA (LAW) Degree but did not complete, 1983-1985
University of Pretoria: Baccalaureus Legum Civilium (BLC). 1986-1988
University of Pretoria: Baccalaureus Legum (LLB), 1989-1990
Professional History
Public prosecutor in the Regional court, Temba, May – December 1990
State Advocate in the Office of the then Attorney-General of the erstwhile Republic of Bophuthatswana (now the Director of Public Prosecutions, North West Province, Mmabatho), Jan 1991- Feb 1993
Acted as Regional Court Magistrate, Mmabatho, 04-08 December 2000
Practicing Advocate at the Society of Advocates, North West province, known as North West Bar Association, July 1993- April 2003
Appointed Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa (North West division), 01 May 2003 – 31 October 2003
Permanently Appointed as Judge of the High Court of South Africa- North West Provincial Division, 01 November 2003
Acting Judge of the Labour Court, July- December 2007
Acting Judge of the Labour Appeal Court, 15 April 2010 to 30 June 2010 and from 15 July 2010 to 30 September 2010.
Appointed Acting Judge President of the North West High Court, Mahikeng, 01 – 30 June 2012
Appointed Acting Judge President of the North West High Court, Mahikeng, 01 August 2014– 31 December 2014
Appointed Acting Judge President of the North West High Court, Mahikeng, 25 July 2016 – 26 August 2016
Appointed Acting Deputy Judge President of the North West High Court, Mahikeng, 01 June – 29 September 2017
Appointed Acting Deputy Judge President of the North West High Court, Mahikeng, 18 April – 30 June 2018
Appointed Acting Deputy Judge President of the North West High Court, Mahikeng, 04 March – 14 April 2019
Permanently Appointed as Deputy Judge President of the High Court of South Africa- North West Provincial Division, 01 December 2019 – 30 July 2022
Permanently Appointed Judge President of the High Court of South Africa- North West Provincial Division, 31 July 2022
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 June – 30 September 2024
Other Professional Activities
Served and passed pupillage at Pretoria Society of Advocates (BAR), 1993
Attended the Judicial skills training course for Aspirant Judges, October 2000
Secretary of the North West Bar Association from 1997‑1999
Vice-chairman of the North West Bar Association from 2000 - 2001
Committee member for the appointment of judicial officers to the lower courts for the North West Province
Attended the Judicial Service Commission's Training Course for Aspirant Judges, 01 -06 October 2000, Pretoria
Attende the Advocacy Training Course, 19-21 January 2001
Member of NADEL (National Association of Democratic Lawyers of S.A.) since 2000 and acted as Project Officer of Mahikeng branch during 2000 -2001
Member of African National Congress (ANC) Mafikeng, 1994 TO 2003
Member of the Committee of the Heads of Courts on security for Judges
MJALI, GLORIA NOZUKO ZUKISWA
Personal
Born: in Mthatha
Marital status: Married
Children: Three
Education
Matric (1983) (St John’s College, Mthatha)
BA Law (1987) (University of the Western Cape)
LLB (1990) (University of the Western Cape)
LLM (2003) (Cardiff University of Whales)
Professional History
1987 - 1988: Legal Intern with Leftwich, Moore and Douglas, law firm in Washington D.C. USA.
1989-1991: Public Prosecutor
1991-1996: State Advocate (Mthatha and Grahamstown)
1996- 2003: Senior State Advocate (Office of the Director of Public Prosecution in Grahamstown)
2003 –2008: Legal Representative – Special Investigating Unit.
June 2008 – May 2009: Judicial Training Programme.
July – September 2009: Acting Judge, Northern Cape Provincial Division, Kimberley.
2009- 2010: Acting Judge, Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley.
June 2010- October 2010: Acting Judge, Land Claims Court, Randburg.
October 2010- to date: Judge of the High Court, Eastern Cape Division, Mthatha.
01 October-30 November 2022: Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal, Bloemfontein.
01 June 2024- 30 September 2024: Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal
Other Professional Activities
11 July 2022: Equality Court Skills Training
September 2004: Attended a Trial Advocacy Seminar provided by the Black Lawyers Association.
25-26 June 2004- Attended a High Court Litigation Seminar provided by the Legal Education and Development Section of the Law Society of South Africa.
1999: Attended a course on empowerment of women managers.
15-26 November 1999: Attended a social context course in prosecutorial decision-making.
10-16 September 1995: Participated in the thirteenth International Symposium on economic crime.
1993 July - October: Obtained training in the Crown Attorney Office in Ottawa, Canada
on the various aspects of prosecution including the victim witness protection programme,
probation as well as dealing with forensic evidence.