Nonkosi Mhlantla
Nonkosi Mhlantla | |
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Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa | |
Assumed office 1 December 2015 | |
Nominated by | Judicial Service Commission |
Appointed by | President Jacob Zuma |
Preceded by | Thembile Skweyiya |
Acting Judge of the Constitutional Court | |
In office January 2013 – December 2013 | |
Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal | |
In office 2008–2015 | |
Appointed by | President Thabo Mbeki |
Judge of the Eastern Cape High Court | |
In office 2002–2008 | |
Appointed by | President Thabo Mbeki |
Personal details | |
Born | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 2 May 1964
Alma mater | University of Limpopo |
Nonkosi Zoliswa Mhlantla (born 2 May 1964 in Port Elizabeth) is a judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.[1][2][3]
Early life[]
Mhlantla was born in Port Elizabeth in 1964 and graduated with a B.Proc from the University of Limpopo.[4]
Legal career[]
After working as an attorney for twelve years, she was appointed as a judge of the Eastern Cape High Court in 2002.[4] Six years later, she was elevated to the SCA. During 2013, she was an acting judge on the Constitutional Court for four full terms.
Constitutional Court appointment[]
In November 2015, Mhlantla was permanently appointed to the Constitutional Court of South Africa.[2] The appointment of a woman was widely expected, after extensive criticism of the slow pace of gender transformation in the judiciary.[4] Mhlantla replaced the late Thembile Skweyiya, who had retired over 18 months prior. This delay in finding a replacement was repeatedly criticised.[4][5][6][7][8]
References[]
- ^ Nonkosi, Mhlantla. "Constitutional Court application" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Nonkosi Mhlantla appointed to Constitutional Court". African Legal Centre. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- ^ "Nonkosi Mhlantla | Who's Who SA". whoswho.co.za. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- ^ a b c d "Editorial | Approaching the bench: the four candidates for the vacant Constitutional Court seat". African Legal Centre. Retrieved 2015-12-15.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Boonzaier, Leo. "Acting up? The JSC and temporary appointments to the Constitutional Court". African Legal Centre. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- ^ Thamm, Marianne (18 March 2015). "Constitutional Court: JSC moves to fill vacancy after legal action threat". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- ^ "Constitutional Court 2015: Term 3 preview". African Legal Centre. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- ^ "Constitutional Court 2015: Term 4 preview". African Legal Centre. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- Judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
- 1964 births
- University of Limpopo alumni
- Living people