Mbuyiseli Madlanga

Mbuyiseli Madlanga
Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa
Acting
In office
1 September 2024 – 31 July 2025
Appointed byCyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byMandisa Maya
Succeeded byDunstan Mlambo
Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
In office
1 August 2013 – 31 July 2025
Appointed byJacob Zuma
In office
15 August 2000 – 31 May 2001
Judge of the High Court of South Africa, Transkei Division
In office
1 September 1996 – 31 May 2001
Appointed byNelson Mandela
Personal details
Born (1962-03-27) 27 March 1962
Alma materUniversity of Transkei
Rhodes University
University of Notre Dame
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Mbuyiseli Russel Madlanga (born 27 March 1962) is a retired South African judge who served as a justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 2013 to 2025. At the time of his retirement, he had served as Acting Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa, following the elevation of Mandisa Maya to Chief Justice. Since leaving the bench, he has chaired the Madlanga Commission.

He joined the Constitutional Court bench on 1 August 2013 on the appointment of President Jacob Zuma. Formerly an advocate in the Eastern Cape, he first served as a judge in the Transkei Division between 1996 and 2001.