Mpumalanga Division Explained

Court Name:Mpumalanga Division of the High Court of South Africa
Jurisdiction:Mpumalanga, South Africa
Location:Mbombela (main seat), Middelburg (local seat)
Coordinates:-25.4734°N 30.9616°W
Type:Presidential appointment on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission
Authority:Chp. 8 of the Constitution; Superior Courts Act, 2013
Appealsto:Supreme Court of Appeal or Constitutional Court
Chiefjudgetitle:Judge President
Chiefjudgename:Segopotje Mphahlele
Termstart:2023

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

Notes and References

  1. News: Kgomotso . Ramotsho . 13 June 2019 . Historical moment as Mpumalanga Division of the High Court holds its first sitting . De Rebus . 12 September 2019.
  2. News: Thobile . Mlangeni . 18 May 2019 . New High Court hears its first-ever case . Mpumalanga News . 12 September 2019.
  3. Web site: 24 August 2023 . Judge President Legodi bows out . 2024-01-11 . Lowvelder.