Raymond Zondo

The Honourable Raymond Zondo
22nd Chief Justice of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 April 2022 Acting: 11 October 2021 - 31 March 2022
Appointed by	Cyril Ramaphosa
Deputy	Mandisa Maya
Preceded by	Mogoeng Mogoeng
5th Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa
In office 7 June 2017 – 31 March 2022
Chief Justice	Mogoeng Mogoeng
Preceded by	Dikgang Moseneke
Succeeded by	Mandisa Maya
Chairperson of the Zondo Commission
In office 21 August 2018 – 1 January 2022
Appointed by	President Jacob Zuma
Preceded by	Commission established
Succeeded by	Commission abolished
Judicial career (1997-present) Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa Incumbent Assumed office 1 September 2012 Appointed by Jacob Zuma Judge President of the Labour Court of South Africa In office 1 May 2000 – April 2010 Appointed by Thabo Mbeki Judge of the North Gauteng High Court In office April 1999 – August 2012 Appointed by Nelson Mandela Judge of the Labour Court of South Africa In office 1 November 1997 – August 1999 Appointed by Nelson Mandela
Chancellor of the University of Zululand
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2018
Vice-Chancellor	Xoliswa Mtose
Preceded by	Jacob Zuma
Personal details
Born	Raymond Mnyamezeli Mlungisi Zondo (1960-05-04) 4 May 1960 (age 64) Ixopo, Natal, Union of South Africa
Citizenship	South Africa
Children	8
Residence(s)	Johannesburg, South Africa
Alma mater	University of Zululand (BJuris) University of Natal (LLB) University of South Africa (LLM)
Occupation	Judge attorney law clerk
Profession	Lawyer

Raymond Mnyamezeli Mlungisi "Ray" Zondo (born 4 May 1960) is a South African judge who is currently serving as Chief Justice of South Africa since 2022 and Chancellor of the University of Zululand. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Zondo as South Africa's new chief justice with effect from 1 April 2022.^[1] He served as acting Chief Justice from 11 October 2021, when Mogoeng Mogoeng retired, until 31 March 2022. ^[2]