Question NW41 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
05 July 2019 - NW41
Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What is the total number of Judges who have (a) left and (b) entered the judicial system in the past five years with reference to each court they serve in or served in?
Reply:
The responses are presented on the below table:
Court |
Number of Judges who have left the Judicial system |
Number of Judges who have entered the Judicial system |
||
Constitutional Court |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
Supreme Court of Appeal |
8 |
- |
2 |
- |
Northern Cape Division (Kimberley) |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
Eastern Cape Division (Grahamstown) |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
Eastern Cape Local Division (Port Elizabeth) |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
Eastern Cape Local Division (Bisho) |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
Eastern Cape Local Division (Mthatha) |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
Western Cape Division (Cape Town) |
6 |
- |
- |
8 |
North West Division (Mahikeng) |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
Free State Division (Bloemfontein) |
3 |
- |
1 |
9 |
Gauteng Division (Pretoria) |
7 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
Gauteng Local Division (Thohoyandou) |
10 |
- |
1 |
11 |
Limpopo Local Division |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Limpopo Division (Polokwane) |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
Mpumalanga Division (Nelspruit) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
KwaZulu-Natal Division (Pietermaritzburg) |
2 |
- |
- |
4 |
KwaZulu- Natal Local Division (Durban) |
- |
- |
1 |
6 |
Labour Court |
- |
- |
1 |
6 |
Total |
48 |
2 |
10 |
65 |
a) The total number of Judges who have left the Judicial system in the last five years is 60.
b) The total number of Judges who entered the Judicial system in the last five years is 65.