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African Male, 62 years of age.

CURRENT POSITION

Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, appointed as such on 01 November 2012.

QUALIFICATIONS

• • BLLD degree honoris causa – University of Fort Hare; LLB – University of South Africa; B. Proc – University of the North (now University of Limpopo).

PREVIOUS JUDICIAL POSITIONS:

• • Judge President, Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court 2010 – 2012;
  • Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal, South Africa 2003 – 2010;
  • Judge, Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg 1999 – 2003;
  • Judge, Labour Court 1997 – 1999.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD

• • • Article Clerk, Professional Assistant and Associate Partner at Bowman, Gillfillan, Hayman, Godfrey Incorporated 1988 – 1993;
    • Founding Partner, Mlambo Modise Attorneys 1993 – 1997.

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LEADERSHIP POSITIONS / EXTRA-JUDICIAL WORK

• • Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Legal Aid South Africa from 2002 -February 2019;
  • Chairperson of the Expert Group Meetings of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) – meeting that approved the Draft United Nations (UN) Principles and Guidelines on Access to Justice in Criminal Justice Systems in 2011, which was subsequently adopted by the UN a year later;
  • Chairperson of the UNODC Expert Group Meeting that finalised the revision of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, now called the Nelson Mandela Rules;
  • Chairperson of the Court of Military Appeals since 2012;
  • Chairperson, Judiciary and Administration IT Steering Committee (JAIT) since 2012;
  • Editor in Chief of the Judiciary magazine;
  • Chairperson, Law Reform Commission’s Mediation Sub Committee;
  • Council member of the world body of the International Association of Refugee and Migration Law Judges (IARMJ) and was elected President of the Africa Chapter of the Association since 1 March 2020;
  • Judge Mlambo trained, admitted and practiced as a Mediator by the Independent Mediation Services of South Africa (IMSSA);
  • From June 2011 Judge President Mlambo has served as chairperson and board member on a number of boards that include the Board of Directors of the Centre for the Advancement of Community Advice Offices in South Africa (CAOSA) and the Board of the International Legal Foundation, a New York based legal NGO that is involved in the establishment of public defender offices internationally. He also served as Board member of Africa Legal Aid, an NGO based in the Hague which facilitates dialogues with the African diaspora on Justice issues in Africa.

African female, 51 years of age.

CURRENT POSITION

Public Protector of the Republic of South Africa

QUALIFICATIONS

• • B.Proc (University of Limpopo, formerly University of the North), LLB (University of Limpopo, formerly University of the North), Diploma in Corporate Law (Company Law, Close Corporations) (RAU), Higher Diploma in Tax Law (RAU)

PREVIOUS JUDICIAL POSITIONS:

• • None

PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD

• • • Director: Country Information and cooperation Management, Department of Home Affairs, July 2014 – October 2016;
    • Counsellor Immigration and Civic Services, South African Embassy in the Republic of China, April 2010 – July 2014;
    • Director: Refugee Affairs, Department of Home Affairs, June 2005 – September 2009;
    • Acting Chief Director Asylum Seekers Management, Department of Home Affairs, October 2009 – March 2010;
    • Senior Investigator and Acting Provincial Representative (Director) (Office of the Public Protector), May 1999 – May 2005;
    • Senior Researcher, South African Human Rights Commission, September 1998 – May 1999;
    • Legal Administration Officer, Department of Justice, December 1994 – August 1998.

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LEADERSHIP POSITIONS / EXTRA-JUDICIAL WORK

• • President of African Ombudsman and Mediation;
  • Board member of International Ombudsman Institute;
  • Spearheaded the centralisation of refugee affairs;
  • Draft business plan of Refugee Affairs and Beijing Mission, capacitated the offices and allocated all needed resources including the overseeing of the refugee backlog project;
  • Facilitated the establishment of the Visa outsource offices both in Beijing and Shanghai. Standardised the operations of the two Missions, improved customer service and service delivery;
  • Managing the budget of more than R 60 millions of Refugee Affairs.