South Africa President Names First Woman as Deputy Chief Justice
Mandisa Maya
Source: Presidency of the Republic of South Africa
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Mandisa Maya as the country’s first permanent female deputy chief justice after skipping her for the top job at the Constitutional Court.
Maya’s appointment will take effect on Sept. 1, the Presidency said in a statement on Monday. She was also the first female president of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal.