{"id":49048,"date":"2022-07-28T10:58:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T08:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/mandisa-maya-appointed-deputy-chief-justice-20220726\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T22:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:57:37","slug":"mandisa-maya-appointed-deputy-chief-justice-20220726","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/mandisa-maya-appointed-deputy-chief-justice-20220726\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandisa Maya appointed deputy chief justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eastern Cape born Justice Mandisa Maya is the country\u2019s new deputy chief justice, the Presidency announced on Monday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maya, who is currently the president of the Supreme Court of Appeal, will take up the post on September 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maya was the only candidate interviewed for the post, which became vacant when President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Justice Raymond Zondo as chief justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, the Presidency said Maya brought more than two decades of distinguished career experience as a judicial officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJustice Maya will contribute to the ongoing transformation process of the judiciary. Her ascendency to the apex court will serve as a beacon of hope for scores of young women and make them believe that South Africa is a country of possibilities regardless of gender, social or economic circumstances,\u201d Ramaphosa said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During her interview in June, Maya told the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) that South Africa had never had a woman in its highest echelons. 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