Thoba Poyo-Dlwati | |
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| Judge President of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court | |
| Assumed office 16 January 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy | Isaac Madondo |
| Preceded by | Achmat Jappie |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Jacob Zuma |
| Division | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thoba Portia Poyo 15 September 1975 Nkwenkwana, Engcobo Cape Province, South Africa |
| Spouse | Mahlubonke Dlwati |
| Alma mater | University of Transkei |
Thoba Portia Poyo-Dlwati (born 15 September 1975) is a South African judge who is currently serving as the Judge President of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court. She joined the court as a puisne judge in June 2014 and was elevated to the judge presidency in January 2023, appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as the division's first female judge president.
Born in the Eastern Cape, Poyo-Dlwati entered legal practice in 1999 in Pietermaritzburg, where she was an attorney and conveyancer. She was the president of the KwaZulu-Natal Law Society in 2008 and the co-chairperson of the Law Society of South Africa from 2009 to 2010. In August 2023, she was elected as president of the South African chapter of the International Association of Women Judges.