PRESIDENT MANDISA MURIEL LINDELWA MAYA
AGE AND GENDER: African female, 57 years of age
CURRENT POSITION: President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, 2017 to date
QUALIFICATIONS: B.Proc (University of Natal); LLM (Duke University, Carolina, United States of America)
PREVIOUS JUDICIAL POSITIONS:
- Judge, Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, Mthatha2000;
- Acting Judge, Labour Courts2004;
- Acting Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal,2005;
- Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal,2006;
- Acting Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Namibia,2008;
- Acting Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa,2012;
- Acting Judge of Appeal, Appeal Court of Lesotho,2015;
- Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal,2015
- Acting President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, 2016 –2017.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD:
- Attorney’s Clerk, Dazana Mafungo Inc. Mthatha,1987;
- Court Interpreter and Prosecutor, Mthatha, 1988 –1989;
- Legal Policy Counsel & Lobbyist Women’s Legal Defense Fund, WashingtonDC;
- Assistant State Law Adviser, Mthatha, 1991 –1993;
- Law Lecturer, University of Transkei, 1993 –1995;
- Practising Advocate, Transkei Society of Advocates, 1994-1999.
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS / EXTRA-JUDICIAL WORK:
- Director: International Association of Women Judges: Africa Region,2021;
- Chancellor: University of Mpumalanga,2021;
- Council Member: Duke Law | Bolch Judicial Institute Leadership,2020;
- President of the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges,2018;
- Deputy President of the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges, 2008 –2010;
- Member: South African Judicial Service Commission, 2017;
- Member: South African Judicial Education Institute Council 2017;
- Board Member: University of the Free State Law Faculty, 2019;
- Board Member: South African Law Journal Editorial, 2019;
- Board Member: Yearbook of South African Law Advisory, 2019;
- Board Member: South African National Bar Examination, 2017;
- Chairperson: South African Law Reform Commission, 2013-2016;
- Member: Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies, 2014;
- Lawyers Against Abuse Patron,2013;
- Editorial Board Member: University of Transkei Law Journal, 2005-2004.