PERSONAL PARTICULARS
SURNAME: Chili
FIRST NAME(S) Nkosinathi Emmanuel
EDUCATION
STANDARD PASSED: Matric 1984
SCHOOL ATTENDED: Mshiyane High School, Inanda
TERTIARY EDUCATION
INSTITUTION: University of Zululand
QUALIFICATION OBTAINED: B Juris and LLB, obtained in 1989 and 1992
FURTHER EDUCATION
QUALIFICATION OBTAINED: Certificate in Major Case Management obtained in London in 2003
WORK EXPERIENCE
Volunteer Teacher at Isaviyo Primary School, Ndwedwe for a period of 6
months in 1985.
Court Interpreter at Durban and Verulam Magistrate’s Court from March
1993 to May 1995.
State Prosecutor in Pietermaritzburg and Umlazi Magistrate’s Court from May 1995 to October 1997.
State Advocate in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions,
Durban from November 1997 to November 2000.
Senior State Advocate in the office of the Director of Special Operations
(Scorpions as it then was) in Durban from December 2000 to March 2005.
Magistrate in Durban Magistrate’s Court from March 2005 to May 2014.
Acting Judge in the High Court, KwaZulu-Natal:
2 sessions in 2009; 2 sessions in 2010; 2 sessions in 2012; 4 sessions in
2013 and 4 sessions in 2014.
Judge of the High Court, KwaZulu-Natal from 01 June 2014 to date.
Acting Deputy Judge President from 01 October 2023 to 31 December
2023
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 October - 30 November 2024
MEMBER OF LEGAL ORGANISATION
Member of the Society of State Advocates from 1999 to 2004.
Member of a committee called “Agents of Change” established in the
year 2000 with the view of facilitating transformation at the workplace.
Member of JOASA from 2004 to 2014.
Member of Black Lawyers Association from 1999 to 2014.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Chairperson of Chili Tribunal Authority in Ndwendwe.
Chairperson of Zion Apostolic Church in South Africa.
My acting stint as the Deputy Judge President.
For the period 01 October 2023 to 31 December 2023 I served as the
Acting Deputy Judge President of the Division. I have reason to believe
that during my acting stint I acquitted myself very well. I never received
any complaint from my colleagues, members of the legal fraternity or any
member of staff for that matter about the manner in which I conducted
myself. I had a cordial interaction with my colleagues and members of
the legal fraternity. Nomination letters which form part of the present
application attest to that fact.
Allocation of duties
I did everything in my power to ensure equal distribution of matters to
my colleagues and I strongly believe that I did so in a fair even handed
manner. If not, I would have received a complaint from my colleagues
but I never did. Throughout the entire session both in Durban and in
Pietermaritzburg, I allocated duties in accordance with the roster in
which I made changes as they occurred from time to time, with the view
of ensuring equitable distribution of duties. In the event that I am
shortlisted for the post I undertake to present the two sets of rosters to
the panel for consideration.
During my acting stint I accepted an invite by NADEL where I delivered
a paper on diversity at the workplace. I attach hereto a copy of my paper
marked annexure “B”. I also participated at the Seminar for Acting
Judges in Johannesburg where I delivered a paper on Judicial Code of
Conduct and Ethics. See annexure “C” attached hereto.
During my acting stint I also accepted a request by the Judge President
to chair the appeal records subcommittee established with the view to
overcome delays in prosecuting appeals. I am still the chairperson of that
committee. Attached hereto are minutes of the latest meeting held on
22 May 2024.
My experience as a Senior State Advocate
Before I conclude, I wish to point out that as a Senior State Advocate I
held the title of Case Manager, leading a team of Advocates and
Investigators.
To conclude, I wish to point out that I familiarised myself with the vision of the
Judge President of our Division which I support. In the event that I am
shortlisted for the post, I undertake to address all questions pertaining to the
Judge President’s vision if required to do so by the panel.
