Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) President Mandisa Maya is one of the four candidates in the running to be the country’s next Chief Justice. Maya is the only woman contender for the position and if appointed would be the first female to hold the title.
one of the four candidates in the running
She was one of the first women judges on the Eastern Cape High Court, the first black woman on the Supreme Court of Appeal and the first woman Deputy President. Justice Maya was born in 1964 in rural Eastern Cape. She worked as a court interpreter and prosecutor before joining the Women’s Legal Defence in Washington DC. As the country moved into democracy, Maya worked as an investigator for the Independent Electoral Commission. She then practiced as an advocate before becoming a High Court Judge.Maya then moved through the appellate divisions and acted at the Constitutional Court as well.
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