President Jacob Zuma has, in terms section 174(6) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, appointed the following judges to the High Court, Labour Court and the Electoral Court:
1) Advocate Igna Tersia Stretch, SC as a Judge of the Eastern Cape High Court, Bisho, with effect from 2 December 2013.
2) Ms Segopotje Sheila Mphahlele as a Judge of the South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg, with effect from 2 December 2013.
3) Advocate Albertus Johannes Bam, SC, as a Judge of the North Gauteng High Court Pretoria, with effect from 2 December 2013.
4) Advocate Maria Mabel Jansen, SC, as a Judge of the South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg, with effect from 2 December 2013.
5) Advocate Nicoline Janse Van Nieuwenhuizen, SC, as a Judge of the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, with effect from 2 December 2013.
6) Ms Somaganthie Naidoo, as a Judge of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein, with effect from 1 January 2014.
7) Ms Nolwazi Penelope Boqwana as a Judge of the Western Cape High Court, Cape Town, with effect from 2 December 2013.
The President has also, in terms of Section 153(1)(b) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995(Act No.6 of 1995), appointed Mr Justice Pule Lazarus Tlaletsi, a Judge of the Northern Cape High Court, as Deputy Judge President of the Labour Court, with effect from 2 December 2013.
The President also in terms of Section 19(1)(a) read with section 19(2) of the Electoral Commission Act, 1996(Act No. 51 of 1996), appointed Ms Sungaree Pather as a member of the Electoral Court for a period of four years, with effect from 2 December 2013.
The President wished all the appointees well in their new roles.
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