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Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa
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33°55′30″S 18°25′4″E / 33.92500°S 18.41778°E / -33.92500; 18.41778
Established1 January 1828 (Supreme Court of the Cape Colony)
LocationCape Town
Coordinates33°55′30″S 18°25′4″E / 33.92500°S 18.41778°E / -33.92500; 18.41778
Composition methodPresidential appointment on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission
Authorized byChp. 8 of the Constitution; Superior Courts Act, 2013
Appeals toSupreme Court of Appeal or Constitutional Court
Number of positions31
Acting Judge President
CurrentlyPatricia Goliath
Since2023
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The Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa (previously named the Cape Provincial Division and the Western Cape High Court, and commonly known as the Cape High Court) is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the Western Cape province of South Africa (except for the Murraysburg district which falls within the jurisdiction of the Eastern Cape Division).[1] The division, which sits at Cape Town, consists of 31 judges led by Acting Judge President Patricia Goliath, former Acting Constitutional Court Justice.

  1. ^ Interim Report of the Committee on the Rationalisation of the Areas under the Jurisdiction of the Divisions of the High Court of South Africa and Judicial Establishments (PDF) (Report). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. 21 November 2022. pp. 158–161. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

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