Raymond Zondo

The Honourable Raymond Zondo
22nd Chief Justice of South Africa
In office 1 April 2022 – 31 August 2024
Appointed by	Cyril Ramaphosa
Deputy	Mandisa Maya
Preceded by	Mogoeng Mogoeng
Succeeded by	Mandisa Maya
5th Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa
In office 7 June 2017 – 31 March 2022
Chief Justice	Mogoeng Mogoeng
Preceded by	Dikgang Moseneke
Succeeded by	Mandisa Maya
Chairperson of the Zondo Commission
In office 21 August 2018 – 1 January 2022
Appointed by	President Jacob Zuma
Preceded by	Commission established
Succeeded by	Commission abolished
Judicial career (1997-2024) Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa In office 1 September 2012 – 31 August 2024 Appointed by Jacob Zuma Judge President of the Labour Court of South Africa In office 1 May 2000 – April 2010 Appointed by Thabo Mbeki Judge of the North Gauteng High Court In office April 1999 – August 2012 Appointed by Nelson Mandela Judge of the Labour Court of South Africa In office 1 November 1997 – August 1999 Appointed by Nelson Mandela
Chancellor of the University of Zululand
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2018
Vice-Chancellor	Xoliswa Mtose
Preceded by	Jacob Zuma
Personal details
Born	Raymond Mnyamezeli Mlungisi Zondo (1960-05-04) 4 May 1960 (age 64) Ixopo, Natal, Union of South Africa
Citizenship	South Africa
Children	8
Residence(s)	Johannesburg, South Africa
Alma mater	University of Zululand (BJuris) University of Natal (LLB) University of South Africa (LLM)
Occupation	Judge attorney law clerk
Profession	Lawyer

Raymond Mnyamezeli Mlungisi "Ray" Zondo (born 4 May 1960) is a South African jurist who served as the Chief Justice of South Africa from 1 April 2022 until his retirement on 31 August 2024. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Zondo as South Africa's new chief justice with effect from 1 April 2022.^[1] He served as acting Chief Justice from 11 October 2021, when Mogoeng Mogoeng retired, until 31 March 2022. ^[2]