Violet Semenya

Violet Semenya
Deputy Judge President of the Limpopo High Court
Assumed office
1 July 2021
Appointed byCyril Ramaphosa
Judge PresidentEphraim Makgoba
George Phatudi
Preceded byFikile Mokgohloa
Judge of the High Court
Assumed office
30 January 2017
Appointed byJacob Zuma
DivisionLimpopo
Personal details
Born (1961-10-17) 17 October 1961 (age 63)
KwaThema, Springs
Transvaal, South Africa
EducationGojela High School
Alma materUniversity of the North
University of South Africa

Matsaro Violet Semenya (born 17 October 1961) is a South African judge who has been Deputy Judge President of the Limpopo High Court since July 2021. She was appointed that court as a puisne judge in January 2017. Before joining the judiciary, she was a magistrate in Limpopo between 1991 and 2017.