Mpumalanga Division
25°28′24″S 30°57′42″E / 25.4734°S 30.9616°E / -25.4734; 30.9616Jurisdiction Mpumalanga, South Africa Location Mbombela (main seat), Middelburg (local seat) Coordinates 25°28′24″S 30°57′42″E / 25.4734°S 30.9616°E / -25.4734; 30.9616 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 Segopotje Mphahlele Since 2023 Appellate courts High Court divisions Lower courts Specialist courts
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.
List of Judges President
- 2017–2023: Frans Legodi[3]
- 2023–present: Segopotje Mphahlele
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.
- ^ "Judge President Legodi bows out". Lowvelder. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
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