Frans Kgomo (Limpopo judge)
Frans Kgomo | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2008 | |
| Appointed by | Thabo Mbeki |
| Division | Gauteng Division Limpopo Division |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nare Frans Kgomo |
Nare Frans Kgomo is a South African judge of the High Court of South Africa. He currently serves in the Limpopo Division of the High Court, but he joined the bench on 1 May 2008 as a judge of the Gauteng Division,[1] following his shortlisting for that position in February 2008.[2] Sitting in the Johannesburg High Court in 2010, Kgomo heard the Brett Kebble murder trial and dismissed the murder charges against Glenn Agliotti.[3][4]
In April 2015, ahead of the appointment of the new Limpopo Division, Kgomo was one of seven candidates whom the Judicial Service Commission shortlisted and interviewed for possible appointment as inaugural Judge President of the new division.[5] He was not recommended for the post, which instead went to Ephraim Makgoba,[6] under whom Kgomo had worked as a young attorney.[1]
A year later, in April 2016, Kgomo was one of three candidates – the others being Legodi Phatudi and Fikile Mokgohloa – shortlisted and interviewed for possible appointment as Deputy Judge President of the Limpopo Division. During that interview, Judicial Service Commission member Julius Malema accused Kgomo of being "sexist" after he commented that retention of women judges was low because women lawyers were attracted to civil service positions that came with "expensive motor vehicles".[1][7] Mokgohloa was appointed to the deputy judge presidency instead.[8]
In 2023, GroundUp reported that two of Kgomo's judgments in the Thohoyandou High Court had been outstanding for over three years.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "JSC Candidates Judge Nare Frans Kgomo". Judges Matter. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Criticised judge among candidates". IOL. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Glenn Agliotti cleared of Kebble murder". The Mail & Guardian. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Agliotti ruling: 'Dining with the devil'". The Mail & Guardian. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Etheridge, Jenna (13 April 2015). "I see new beginning for Limpopo – judge president candidate". News24. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Makgoba recommended for Limpopo judge president". News24. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Malema revved up over judge's car comments at JSC interviews". Sowetan. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Fikile Mokgohloa recommended for deputy judge president of Limpopo". Sunday Times. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Damons, Marecia (14 November 2023). "Justice delayed: More than 260 court judgments outstanding for more than six months". News24. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- N. F. Kgomo at Judges Matter
- Transcript of Judicial Service Commission hearing