Zukisa Tshiqi

Zukisa Laura Lumka Tshiqi (born 11 January 1961) is a judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and formerly served on the country's Supreme Court of Appeal and as an acting judge on the Constitutional Court.[1][2][3]

The Honourable

Zukisa Tshiqi
Acting Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
In office
1 November 2014 – 31 March 2015
Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal
Assumed office
2009
Judge of the South Gauteng High Court
In office
2005–2009
Personal details
Born (1961-01-11) 11 January 1961
Cefane, Eastern Cape
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Rand Afrikaans University

Early life

Tshiqi was born in the village of Cefane, part of the town of Ngcobo, Eastern Cape in 1961.[4] She earned a B Proc from the University of the Witwatersrand and an advanced diploma in labour law from Rand Afrikaans University. Thereafter she practiced as an attorney.

Judicial career

Tshiqi was made an acting judge of South Gauteng High Court in 2003 and was permanently appointed in 2005.[2] She was promoted to the Supreme Court of Appeal in 2009 and served the Constitutional Court in 2014-15 as an acting judge.[5] She applied for a permanent position on the Constitutional Court in 2015 but was generally regarded by commentators as a poor candidate, with the position going to Nonkosi Mhlantla.[3][6][7][8] In 2019, Tshiqi was appointed to the Constitutional Court.[1]

References
  1. Gerber, Jan (11 September 2019). "ConCourt Bench: Ramaphosa appoints judges Zukisa Tshiqi, Stevan Majiedt". News24.
  2. "Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal", SCA website.
  3. Boonzaier, Leo (24 April 2015). "Suitable candidates?". African Legal Centre.
  4. https://www.concourt.org.za/index.php/judges/current-judges?layout=edit&id=353
  5. "ConCourt appoints 3 female acting judges". News24. 2014-07-25.
  6. "Approaching the bench: the four candidates for the vacant Constitutional Court seat". African Legal Centre. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  7. "Judges and the rise of traditional leaders and customary law: A new legal frontier". www.dailymaverick.co.za. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  8. Johannesburg Bar Council. "Candidate: Zukisa Tshiqi" (PDF).


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