Mgoqi was nominated by the Restoration Foundation, which is a group of Christians, which said it picked him because he brought social science and legal backgrounds to the top judicial post in the land
“All of them, singularly and collectively, have put together a body of work that all of us can be proud of.
“So, if one had the opportunity to serve, it would be moving into a solid, well-rounded situation that is functional and that is operative,” said Mgoqi. “Any legal practitioner, from the judges to those serving in the lowest courts must have within them, in their very belly a passion for justice and making sure that is not something that is spoken of but something that is actually practised and manifested.
Mgodi has over the years worked at different institutions from the time he started out as a lawyer including the Legal Resources Centre, the Gender Commission and a judge at the Land Claims Commission.
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