Violet Phatshoane | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Judge President of the Northern Cape High Court | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Judge President | Pule Tlaletsi |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Jacob Zuma |
| Division | Northern Cape |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1972 Phokeng, Transvaal South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of the North (BProc) University of the Free State (LLB, LLM) |
Mmathebe Violet Phatshoane (born 20 November 1972) is a South African judge who is currently serving as Deputy Judge President of the Northern Cape High Court. She joined the court as a puisne judge in May 2011 and was appointed to the deputy judge presidency in July 2021. Before entering the judiciary, she practised as an attorney in Bloemfontein, specialising in commercial law and labour law.
Born in the North West Province, Phatshoane was admitted as an attorney in Bloemfontein in 1999 and she co-founded her own firm, PHI, in 2002. During her first decade in the High Court, she was thrice shortlisted unsuccessfully for the Deputy Judge President position, twice in 2017 and once in 2019; on each occasion, her nomination was overshadowed by allegations that former Judge President Frans Kgomo had intervened in the appointment process in her favour. After a fourth nomination, she secured the deputy judge presidency in July 2021, appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa.