Mandisa Maya

human
Ein sex anaa gender	female
Country wey e be citizen	South Africa
Name wey dem give am	Mandisa
Family name	Maya
Ein date of birth	20 March 1964
Place dem born am	Tsolo
Languages dem dey speak, rep anaa sign	English, Xhosa
Ein occupation	judge
Position ehold	president, Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, judge, Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, vice president
Educate for	Duke University, Duke University School of Law
Work location	Eastern Cape

Mandisa Muriel Lindelwa Maya (dem born am 20 March 1964) be de Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa. Na she formerly be de President of de Supreme Court of Appeal from 2017 go 2022. She join de bench for May 2000 insyd as judge give de Transkei Division of de High Court of South Africa wey dem elevate am go de Supreme Court of Appeal for 2006 insyd.

Born for Eastern Cape insyd, Maya start ein legal career for Transkei, as prosecutor den state law adviser till dem admit as sam advocate for 1994 insyd. Presido Thabo Mbeki appoint am go de Mthatha High Court for May 2000 insyd den for de Supreme Court of Appeal for June 2006 insyd. For de appellate court insyd, dem elevate am go deputy presidency for September 2015 insyd den de presidency for May 2017 insyd, succeeding Lex Mpati for both positions insyd. Na she be de first black woman wey serve for de Supreme Court of Appeal insyd, as well as de court ein first woman deputy president den first woman president.

Dem unsuccessfully nominate Maya for elevation go de Constitutional Court for 2009 den 2012 insyd, wey President Cyril Ramaphosa controversially decline say she go confirm ein nomination as Chief Justice of South Africa for March 2022 insyd. For September 2022 insyd, however, Ramaphosa appoint am as de first woman Deputy Chief Justice, wey for dat capacity insyd she dey deputise Raymond Zondo. Na she be de president give de South African chapter of de International Association of Women Judges from 2018 go 2023, wey dem appoint as de Chancellor give de University of Mpumalanga for 1 July 2021 insyd.