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The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.The main seat of the division is at Makhanda, with subordinate local seats at Gqeberha, Bhisho and Mthatha, as well as a circuit court in East London.
The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa has jurisdiction over all cases arising in the province, but generally handles only the most serious or high-profile criminal trials, high-value civil trials, cases involving judicial review of legislation or executive actions, and appeals from the magistrates' courts.
At present there is one regional division established for each province, and the regional court sits at multiple locations throughout the province. As of 2010 [update] there were 384 districts (and thus 384 district courts), 18 subdistricts with detached courts, 79 branch courts and 235 periodical courts.
The Constitutional Court was established by the Interim (1993) Constitution and continued under the Final (1996) Constitution. The court has eleven judges; originally the chief judge was called the President of the Constitutional Court, but that title was changed to Chief Justice of South Africa by the Sixth
The court and its divisions are constituted in their current form by the Superior Courts Act, 2013. They replaced the previous separate High Courts, which had in 1997 replaced the provincial and local divisions of the former Supreme Court of South Africa and the supreme courts of the TBVC states ("Bantustans" created by the apartheid government ...
Selby Mfanelo Mbenenge (born 18 March 1961) is the Judge President of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa.He joined the bench as a puisne judge in July 2015 and was elevated to the judge presidency in November 2017.
Constitutional Court Supreme Court of Appeal ... District municipalities are seen as successors to former Regional Services ... Eastern Cape: Port Elizabeth: 58,245 ...
Pages in category "Judges of the Eastern Cape High Court" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.