"Hlophe" redirects here. For the gospel singer with the same surname, see Nothando Hlophe.
Judge
John Hlophe
Former Judge President of the Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa.
In office 2000–2022
Preceded by
Edwin King
Deputy Judge President of the Western Cape High Court
In office 1999–2000
Preceded by
Edwin King
Succeeded by
Jeanette Traverso
Personal details
Born
Yahya John Mandlakayise Hlophe
(1959-05-19)19 May 1959 Stanger, Natal, Union of South Africa
Citizenship
South African citizenship
Spouse
Gayaat Salie-Hlophe
(m. 2015; div. 2022)
Children
Thuthuka Exton Hlophe[1]
Alma mater
University of Natal University of Fort Hare Cambridge University
Yahya John Mandlakayise Hlophe (born 1 January 1959 in Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal) is the former Judge President of the Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa. He is the first Judge President to have ever been removed from office through impeachment proceedings in post-1994 democratic South Africa.
^"Hlophe's son fined for fraud". iol.co.za. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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