Bess Nkabinde | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Constitutional Court | |
| In office January 2006 – December 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Arthur Chaskalson |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office November 1999 – January 2006 | |
| Appointed by | Thabo Mbeki |
| Division | Bophuthatswana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Baaitse Elizabeth Motsatsi 15 May 1959 Silwerkrans, Transvaal Union of South Africa |
| Spouse | Bailey Mmono |
| Alma mater | University of Zululand North-West University |
Baaitse Elizabeth "Bess" Nkabinde-Mmono (née Motsatsi; born 15 May 1959) is a South African retired judge who served in the Constitutional Court of South Africa from January 2006 to December 2017. During that time, she was acting Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa from 23 May 2016 to 7 June 2017. She joined the bench in November 1999 as a judge of the Bophuthatswana Provincial Division.
Born in present-day North West Province, Nkabinde entered legal practice as a state law adviser in the homeland government of Bophuthatswana before she was admitted as an advocate in 1988. President Thabo Mbeki appointed her as a judge of the Bophuthatswana Division of the High Court in November 1999 and elevated her to the Constitutional Court in January 2006. She retired in December 2017 at the end of her 12-year term.