Bess Nkabinde served in the Constitutional Court of South Africa from January 2006 until her retirement in December 2017.
| No. | Case name | Citation | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SABC v National Director of Public Prosecutions | 2006. ZACC. 15. | Co-written with Langa, Kondile, Madala, O'Regan, Van Heerden and Yacoob. | |
| 2 | Prophet v National Director of Public Prosecutions | 2006. ZACC. 17. | ||
| 3 | Masiya v Director of Public Prosecutions (Pretoria) | 2007. ZACC. 9. | ||
| 4 | Van Der Merwe v Taylor | 2007. ZACC. 16. | Co-written with Moseneke. | |
| 5 | S v Molimi | 2008. ZACC. 2. | ||
| 6 | Equity Aviation Services v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration | 2008. ZACC. 16. | ||
| 7 | Hassam v Jacobs | 2009. ZACC. 19. | ||
| 8 | Reflect-All 1025 v MEC for Public Transport, Roads and Works, Gauteng | 2009. ZACC. 24. | ||
| 9 | Poverty Alleviation Network v President | 2010. ZACC. 5. | ||
| 10 | Van Vuren v Minister of Correctional Services | 2010. ZACC. 17. | ||
| 11 | Governing Body of the Juma Musjid Primary School v Essay | 2011. ZACC. 13. | ||
| 12 | South African Police Service v Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union | 2011. ZACC. 21. | ||
| 13 | Pheko v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (No. 1) | 2011. ZACC. 34. | ||
| 14 | Wiese v Government Employees Pension Fund | 2012. ZACC. 5. | ||
| 15 | SATAWU v Moloto | 2012. ZACC. 19. | Co-written with Yacoob and Froneman. | |
| 16 | Lee v Minister of Correctional Services | 2012. ZACC. 30. | ||
| 17 | Association of Regional Magistrates of Southern Africa v President | 2013. ZACC. 13. | ||
| 18 | Coetzee v National Commissioner of Police | 2013. ZACC. 29. | ||
| 19 | Mansingh v General Council of the Bar | 2013. ZACC. 40. | ||
| 20 | Botha v Rich | 2014. ZACC. 11. | ||
| 21 | Stopforth Swanepoel & Brewis v Royal Anthem Investments | 2014. ZACC. 26. | ||
| 22 | Pheko v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (No. 2) | 2015. ZACC. 10. | ||
| 23 | Horn v LA Health Medical Scheme | 2015. ZACC. 13. | ||
| 24 | Acting Speaker of the National Assembly v Teddy Bear Clinic | 2015. ZACC. 16. | ||
| 25 | My Vote Counts v Speaker of the National Assembly | 2015. ZACC. 31. | Co-written with Khampepe, Madlanga, and Theron. | |
| 26 | Pitje v Shibambo | 2016. ZACC. 5. | ||
| 27 | Molusi v Voges | 2016. ZACC. 6. | ||
| 28 | Pheko v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (No. 3) | 2016. ZACC. 20. | ||
| 29 | Jimmale v S | 2016. ZACC. 27. | ||
| 30 | AB v Minister of Social Development | 2016. ZACC. 43. | ||
| 31 | Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Germiston Municipal Retirement Fund | 2017. ZACC. 1. | ||
| 32 | Matjhabeng Local Municipality v Eskom; Mkhonto v Compensation Solutions | 2017. ZACC. 35. | ||
| 33 | Public Servants Association v Department of Health, Gauteng | 2017. ZACC. 45. |