Personal details
12 August 1963
Married with three children
Education
- BA (cum laude): University of the Witwatersrand, 1984
- BA (Hons) (cum laude): University of the Witwatersrand, 1985
- LlB (cum laude): University of the Witwatersrand, 1990
Professional history
Professional Experience
- 1992-1994: Lecturer in Delict and Constitutional Law, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
- 1995-2000: Head, Constitutional Law Project, Centre for Applied Legal Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
- 2001 – present: Advocate practicing at the Johannesburg Bar
- 2009: Awarded Senior Counsel status
- 2011: Founder member of Victoria Mxenge Group
- 2012-2014: Evidence leader at Marikana Commission
- 2018: Founder member of Pan African Bar Association of South Africa
- 2019-2021: Evidence leader at State Capture Commission
Judicial Experience
- 2023: Acting Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa for 4th term 2023
- 2024: Acting Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa 1stterm 2024
Major Professional Publications
- Editor of Constitutional Law of South Africa Cape Town, Juta (looseleaf) first edition 1996, revision services 1 – 5 and second edition, 1997 – 2008
- Co-author of South African Mineral and Petroleum Law (M Daleed) Juta first edition and revision services 1-6 2006 - 2008
Professional Appearances: A list of appearances in the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal is attached
Constitutional Court
- Amod v Multilateral Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund 1998 (4) SA 753 (CC)
- August v Electoral Commission 1999 (3) SA 1 (CC)
- Beinash v Ernst & Young 1999 (2) SA 116 (CC)
- Bhe v Magistrate, Khayelitsha 2005 (1) SA 580 (CC)
- Certification of Constitution of the RSA 1996 1996 (4) SA 744 (CC)
- Chagi and Others v Special Investigating Unit 2009 (2) SA 1 (CC)
- Chairperson, Council of the University of South Africa v Afriforum NPC 2022 (2) SA 1 (CC)
- Certification of Constitution of the RSA 1996 1996 (4) SA 744 (CC)
- Corruption Watch NPC v President of the RSA 2018 (2) SACR 442 (CC)
- Daniels v Campbell NO 2004 (5) SA 331 (CC)
- Du Toit v Minister of Welfare & Population Development 2003 (2) SA 198 (CC)
- Economic Freedom Fighters v Gordhan and Others 2020 (6) SA 325 (CC)
- Exec Council, Western Cape v Minister of Provincial Affairs & Constit Dev 2000 (1) SA 661 (CC)
- Fedsure Life Assurance Ltd v Greater Johannesburg TMC 1999 (1) SA 374 (CC)
- Giddey NO v JC Barnard & Partners 2007 (5) SA 525 (CC)
- Gory v Kolver NO and Others (Starke and Others Intervening) 2007 (4) SA 97 (CC)
- F v Minister of Safety & Security 2013 (2) SACR 20 (CC)
- Fraser v Children's Court, Pretoria North 1997 (2) SA 261 (CC)
- Investigating Directorate: Serious Economic Offences v Hyundai Motor Distributors (Pty) Ltd 2001 (1) SA 545 (CC)
- Islamic Unity Convention v Independent Broadcasting Authority 2002 (4) SA 294 (CC)
- Khumalo v Holomisa 2002 (5) SA 401 (CC)
- Ledla Structural Development (Pty) Ltd and Others v Special Investigating Unit GP 07/2020 (SpT) 2023 (2) SACR 1 (CC)
- Masetlha v President of the Republic of South Africa and Another 2008 (1) SA 566 (CC)
- MEC for Development Planning & Local Govt, Gauteng v Democratic Party 1998 (4) SA 1157 (CC)
- Mighty Solutions t/a Orlando Service Station v Engen Petroleum Ltd 2016 (1) SA 621 (CC)
- Minister of Education v Harris 2001 (4) SA 1297 (CC)
- Minister of Finance v Van Heerden 2004 (6) SA 121 (CC)
- Minister of Safety & Security, Ex p: In re S v Walters 2002 (4) SA 613 (CC)
- Minister of Safety & Security v SA Hunters & Game Conservation Assoc 2018 (2) SACR 164 (CC)
- National Coalition for Gay & Lesbian Equality v Minister of Justice 1999 (1) SA 6 (CC)
- Phillips v DPP, Witwatersrand Local Division 2003 (3) SA 345 (CC)
- Phillips v NDPP 2006 (1) SA 505 (CC)
- President of the RSA v SARFU 1999 (2) SA 14 (CC)
- President of the RSA v SARFU 1999 (4) SA 147 (CC)
- President of the RSA v SARFU 2000 (1) SA 1 (CC)
- Pretorius v Transport Pension Fund 2019 (2) SA 37 (CC)
- S v Baloyi (Minister of Justice Intervening) 2000 (2) SA 425 (CC)
- S v Jordan (Sex Workers Education & Advocacy Task Force as Amici Curiae) 2002 (6) SA 642 (CC)
- S v Mamabolo (E TV Intervening) 2001 (3) SA 409 (CC)
- SA Association of Personal Injury Lawyers v Heath 2001 (1) SA 883 (CC)
- SA Human Rights Commission v Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd and Others 2023 (3) SA 36 (CC)
- SANDU v Minister of Defence 1999 (4) SA 469 (CC)
- SANDU v Minister of Defence 2007 (5) SA 400 (CC)
- Shabangu v Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa 2020 (1) SA 305 (CC)
- Speaker of the KZN Legislature: re KZN Amakhosi & Iziphakanyiswa Amendment Bill of 1995 1996 (4) SA 653 (CC)
- Speaker, KZN Legislature: re Certification of the KZN Constitution, 1996 1996 (4) SA 1098 (CC)
- Telkom SA SOC Limited v City of Cape Town and Another 2021 (1) SA 1 (CC)
- Van der Walt v Metcash Trading Ltd 2002 (4) SA 317 (CC)
Supreme Court of Appeal
- Amod v Multilateral Motor Vehicle Accidents 1999 (4) SA 1319 (SCA)S v Western Areas Ltd and Others 2005 (5) SA 214 (SCA)
- Associated Institutions Pension Fund v Le Roux 2001 (4) SA 262 (SCA)
- Associated Institutions Pension Fund v Van Zyl 2005 (2) SA 302 (SCA)
- Bid Industrial Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Strang and Another 2008 (3) SA 355 (SCA)
- Cape Killarney Property Investments (Pty) Ltd v Mahamba 2001 (4) SA 1222 (SCA)
- Commissioner, SARS v Hawker Air Services (Pty) Ltd 2006 (4) SA 292 (SCA)
- Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd v Resilient Prop (Pty) Ltd 2021 (3) SA 47 (SCA)
- Fedsure Life Assurance Ltd v Greater Johannesburg TMC 1998 (2) SA 1115 (SCA)
- Knoop NO and Others v National Director of Public Prosecutions; [2024] 1 All SA 50 (SCA)
- Minister of Defence and Others v South African National Defence Union 2007 (1) SA 422 (SCA)
- Mthembu v Letsela 2000 (3) SA 867 (SCA)
- National Commissioner of Police v Gun Owners of SA 2021 (1) SACR 44 (SCA)
- National Council of SPCA v Openshaw 2008 (5) SA 339 (SCA)
- Naude v Fraser 1998 (4) SA 539 (SCA)
- NDPP v King 2010 (2) SACR 146 (SCA)
- NUMSA v Fry's Metals (Pty) Ltd 2005 (5) SA 433 (SCA)
- SANDU v Minister of Defence; Minister of Defence v SANDU 2007 (1) SA 402 (SCA)
- Speaker of the National Assembly v De Lille 1999 (4) SA 863 (SCA)
- Standard Bank of SA Ltd v Mpongo 2021 (6) SA 403 (SCA)
- Trustees, Burmilla Trust and Another v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 2022 (5) SA 78 (SCA)