President Zuma nominates Justice Maya for SCA post
President Jacob Zuma has nominated Justice Mandisa Muriel Lindelwa Maya as the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA).
Current SCA President Lex Mpati will retire in May.
Presidency spokesperson Bongani Ngqulunga says Maya was appointed as the first female Deputy President of the SCA in 2015.
"She was appointed as an Acting Judge of the High Court in 1999 and a fulltime Judge the following year. She has acted as a judge at the Labour Court, an Acting Judge in the Supreme Court of Appeal, and as an Acting Judge at the Constitutional Court. In 2006 she was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal," says Ngqulunga.
Ngqulunga says this will make Maya the first female President of the Supreme Court of Appeal.
According to the Constitution, the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal is appointed by the President after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission.
"The President has informed the Chairperson of the JSC, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, about his decision to nominate Justice Maya as President of the Supreme Court of Appeal," says Ngqulunga.
"We wish Justice Maya all the best as the selection process unfolds," said President Zuma.