Norman Manoim | |
|---|---|
| Judge President of the Competition Appeal Court | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Dennis Davis |
| Judge of the Competition Appeal Court | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Division | Gauteng |
| Chairperson of the Competition Tribunal | |
| In office 1 August 2009 – 31 July 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | David Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Mondo Mazwai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Norman Michael Manoim 24 February 1958 |
| Relations | Irwin Manoim (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand |
Norman Michael Manoim (born 24 February 1958) is a South African judge who is currently serving as the Judge President of the Competition Appeal Court. He is also a judge of the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa. Before he was appointed to the bench in 2021, he was the chairperson of the Competition Tribunal for two terms between 2009 and 2019.
During apartheid, from 1984 to 1998, Manoim was a practising attorney in Johannesburg, focusing on human rights law and labour law. He joined the Competition Tribunal when it was established in August 1999 and remained a full-time member for two decades thereafter, as chairperson from August 2009 onwards. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed him as a judge of the Gauteng High Court in July 2021 and as a puisne judge of the Competition Appeal Court in January 2022. He was named to a five-year term as the appellate's Judge President in December 2022.