The Honourable
Acting Judge President Patricia Goliath
Acting Judge President of the Western Cape High Court
Assumed office
2023
Preceded byJohn Hlophe
Judge of the High Court of South Africa
In office
2006–Present
Personal details
Born (1964-10-15) 15 October 1964
Cape Town, South Africa
Alma materUniversity of the Western Cape
University of Cape Town
University of Pretoria

Honorable Acting Judge President Patricia Lynette Goliath (born 15 October 1964) is a judge of the High Court of South Africa and is currently the Acting Judge President of the Western Cape High Court.[1] Acting Judge President Goliath acted as a Constitutional Justice at the Constitutional Court of South Africa for 1 year in 2018.

Early life and education

Goliath was born in Cape Town and matriculated at Athlone High School in 1982. She received her tertiary education at the University of the Western Cape where she graduated with a BA and a LLB. She then obtained an LL.M. and a Certificate in Labour Law at the University of Cape Town. She also obtained a Diploma in Insolvency Law at the University of Pretoria.[2]

Career

Acting Judge President Goliath was admitted as an attorney in 1990. She has served on various committees of the Cape Law Society, such as the criminal law and pro bono committees and has also served as an examiner for the lawyers' entrance examination. She was appointed judge to the Western Cape High Court on 1 January 2006.[1] In 2016 she was appointed the successor to Justice Jeanette Traverso as the Deputy Judge President of the Western Cape High Court.[3] Thereafter, she was appointed as the Acting Judge President of the Western Cape Division in 2023. During 2018, she sat as acting Justice at the Constitutional Court of South Africa.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Names in the news: Cape High Court" (PDF). Advocate. 1 (1): 37. 2006 – via General Council of the Bar of South Africa.
  2. 1 2 "JSC Candidates Judge Patricia Goliath 2016". Judges Matter. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Essop, Rahima. "Goliath steps into Traverso's shoes". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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