Mpumalanga Division

Mpumalanga Division of the High Court of South Africa
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25°28′24″S 30°57′42″E / 25.4734°S 30.9616°E / -25.4734; 30.9616
JurisdictionMpumalanga, South Africa
LocationMbombela (main seat), Middelburg (local seat)
Coordinates25°28′24″S 30°57′42″E / 25.4734°S 30.9616°E / -25.4734; 30.9616
Composition methodPresidential appointment on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission
Authorised byChp. 8 of the Constitution; Superior Courts Act, 2013
Appeals toSupreme Court of Appeal or Constitutional Court
Judge President
CurrentlySegopotje Mphahlele
Since2023

The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The main seat of the court in Mbombela (Nelspruit) opened on 13 May 2019.[1] The court also has a local seat at Middelburg.[2] Before the opening of the division, the Gauteng Division at Pretoria had jurisdiction over Mpumalanga and circuit courts of that division sat at Mbombela and Middelburg.

  1. ^ Ramotsho, Kgomotso (13 June 2019). "Historical moment as Mpumalanga Division of the High Court holds its first sitting". De Rebus. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ Mlangeni, Thobile (18 May 2019). "New High Court hears its first-ever case". Mpumalanga News. Retrieved 12 September 2019.