Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa

Supreme Court of Appeal
Established	1910 (Appellate Division)
Jurisdiction	South Africa
Location	Bloemfontein
Coordinates	29.1154°S 26.2163°E / -29.1154; 26.2163
Composition method	Presidential appointment on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission
Authorized by	Chapter 8 of the Constitution
Decisions are appealed to	Constitutional Court (constitutional matters)
Number of positions	22
Website	www.justice.gov.za/sca/
President
Currently	Lex Mpati
Since	2008
Deputy President
Currently	Louis Harms
Since	2008

South Africa

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The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) is an appellate court in South Africa; it is the highest appeal court except in constitutional matters, which are ultimately decided by the Constitutional Court. Since 1999, when the Constitutional Court decided In Re: Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, the SCA has been functionally subordinate to the Constitutional Court in nearly all matters.

The Supreme Court of Appeal is the successor to the Appellate Division of the former Supreme Court of South Africa which existed prior to 1994. It hears only appeals, and its decisions are binding on all lower courts. The President of the Supreme Court of Appeal is Lex Mpati and the Deputy President is Louis Harms. The Supreme Court of Appeal is located in Bloemfontein, although it may hear cases elsewhere if the circumstances require it.

Judges

Judges of the SCA are known as Judges of Appeal and are cited as such in judgments, with the surname of the judge followed by "JA". (The President and Deputy President are cited with a "P" and "DP" respectively, and acting judges are cited with "AJA".) The court is composed of a President, a Deputy President, and the number of ordinary Judges of Appeal determined in terms of an Act of Parliament; at present there are 22 positions on the court. Judges of Appeal are appointed by the President of South Africa on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission.

As of 2011 the Judges of Appeal are:

• Lex Mpati (President)
• Louis Harms (Deputy President)
• Lebotsang Bosielo
• Fritz Brand
• Azhar Cachalia
• Thomas Cloete
• Jonathan Heher
• Eric Leach
• Carole Lewis
• Steven Madjiet
• Francois Malan
• Mandisa Maya
• Nonkosi Mhlantla
• Kenneth Mthiyane
• Mahomed Navsa
• Robert Nugent
• Visvanathan Ponnan
• Willie Seriti
• Jeremiah Shongwe
• Suretta Snyders
• Belinda van Heerden

External links

• Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa official website
• Database of judgments from the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa