Zuma appoints 10 new judges

President Jacob Zuma (Image: GCIS)

The appointments were made on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, it said in a statement.

Judge Halima Khanam Saldulker and Judge Nigel Paul Willis were appointed judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein.

Judge Aubrey Phago Ledwaba was appointed Deputy Judge President of the High Courts in Johannesburg and in Pretoria.

Judges appointed for both courts were Gregory Charles Wright, SC, Wendy Hughes, Nomsa Victoria Khumalo, Brian Amos Mashile, Daisy Sekao Molefe, and Leonie Windell.

Judge Dennis Martin Davis, a judge of the Western Cape High Court, was appointed Judge President of the Competition Appeal Court for a period of five years.

All the appointments would come into effect from 1 July.

"The president congratulated the judges on their appointments and wished them well in their new roles," the presidency said.

Source: Sapa via I-Net Bridge