Mpumalanga Division
Mpumalanga Division of the High Court of South Africa | |
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Location | Mbombela (main seat), Middelburg (local seat) |
Coordinates | 25°28′24″S 30°57′42″E / 25.4734°S 30.9616°ECoordinates: 25°28′24″S 30°57′42″E / 25.4734°S 30.9616°E |
Composition method | Presidential appointment on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission |
Authorized by | Chp. 8 of the Constitution; Superior Courts Act, 2013 |
Appeals to | Supreme Court of Appeal or Constitutional Court |
Judge President | |
Currently | |
Since | 2019 |
The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The main seat of the court in Mbombela (Nelspruit) opened on 13 May 2019.[1] The court also has a local seat at Middelburg.[2] Before the opening of the division, the Gauteng Division at Pretoria had jurisdiction over Mpumalanga and circuit courts of that division sat at Mbombela and Middelburg.
References[]
- ^ Ramotsho, Kgomotso (13 June 2019). "Historical moment as Mpumalanga Division of the High Court holds its first sitting". De Rebus. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Mlangeni, Thobile (18 May 2019). "New High Court hears its first-ever case". Mpumalanga News. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
Categories:
- High Court of South Africa
- Government of Mpumalanga
- Mbombela
- 2019 establishments in South Africa
- Courts and tribunals established in 2019