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Who is John Hlophe?

John Hlophe

Former Judge President of the Western Cape High Court, removed from office in 2024 after a gross misconduct finding, and later an uMkhonto weSizwe Party member of Parliament whose designation to the Judicial Service Commission was set aside by the Western Cape High Court in June 2025.

Identity

Full name
John Hlophe1 2 3
Also known as
John Mandlakayise Hlophe
Status
Active

Former roles

  • 2024Member of the National Assembly · Parliament of South Africa (uMkhonto weSizwe Party)2 3
  • 2024Judge President · Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa1 2
  • Deputy President · uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party3

Evidence

  1. SecondaryJudge Hlophe given a second chance to contest his impeachmentSABC News · Dec 2022
  2. SecondaryPending new challenge to impeachment, Hlophe asks court to hold off on AfriForum's JSC challengeEyewitness News (EWN) · 18 Sep 2024
  3. SecondaryParliament to abide by High Court order preventing Hlophe from sitting on JSCDaily Maverick · 5 Jun 2025

Record log

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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