Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma announced the appointment of 17 judges to various courts across the country on Wednesday.
Judge Willie Seriti, who has overseen the trial of the convicted Waterkloof Four in North Gauteng High Court - in relation to the death of a man in a park in Pretoria - was appointed to the Supreme Court of Appeal.
The four began serving their 12-year prison sentence for murder in 2008 after handing themselves over to the police.
Last year, President Zuma also appointed Seriti as chairperson of the Independent Commission on the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers, a commission which is tasked with establishing a framework for the allowances and salaries of some public office bearers like councilors.
Seriti was appointed alongside Leona Valerie Theron and Stevan Majiedt, who all will assume their duties in December.
Pretoria Bar Council chairperson, Hendrik Johannes de Vos, has been appointed as a judge of the North and South Gauteng High Courts with effect from 15 November.
De Vos was appointed alongside Mahomed Ismail, Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane, Ramarumo Monama, Selewe Mothle and Willem Wepener.
For High Courts in Pietermaritzburg and Durban, Zuma appointed Nompumelelo Radebe and Rishinand Seegobin as judges. They will both assume their duties in January 2011. Chimanlal Patel was appointed as Deputy Judge President in the same high courts.
Only two appointments were made for the Eastern Cape. Belinda Hartle was appointed as a judge of the Eastern Cape High Court and Gloria Mjali as a judge in the Mthatha High Court.
One appointment was made for each Western Cape and North West. Monde Samela was appointed as a Judge of the Western Cape High Court, while the Nadia Gutta was appointed as judge of the North West High Court.
For the Competition Appeal Court, Zuma appointed Nambitha Dambuza as a judge for a period of ten years with effect from 31 October.
