Cagney Musi | |
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Judge President of the Free State High Court | |
Assumed office 1 December 2018 | |
Appointed by | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Deputy | Martha Mbhele |
Preceded by | Mahube Molemela |
Deputy Judge President of the Free State High Court | |
In office January 2017 – 30 November 2018 | |
Appointed by | Jacob Zuma |
President | Mahube Molemela |
Succeeded by | Martha Mbhele |
Judge of the High Court | |
Assumed office 1 June 2005 | |
Appointed by | Thabo Mbeki |
Division | Free State Division |
Personal details | |
Born | Cagney John Musi 17 November 1962 Springs, Transvaal South Africa |
Alma mater | University of the Western Cape University of Cape Town |
Cagney John Musi (born 17 November 1962) is a South African judge who is currently serving as Judge President of the Free State High Court. He was appointed to the court as a puisne judge in June 2005 and was elevated to the judge presidency in December 2018 after two years' service as Deputy Judge President. Before joining the bench, he was a public prosecutor from 1986 to 1992 and a magistrate from 1992 to 2004.
Musi was an acting judge in the Constitutional Court in 2016, and he was president of the African chapter of the International Association of Judges between 2010 and 2018. He also served a term as chairperson of the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers between 2014 and 2019.