Pule Tlaletsi
Born: 5 November 1960, Randfontein.
EDUCATION:
Matriculated at Moroka High School in 1980.
Obtained BProc at University of Bophuthatswana (UNIBO) in 1985.
Obtained LLB at University of Bophuthatswana (UNIBO) in 1987.
CERT DEP (Unisa/LSSA) 1 JUNE1999.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Candidate attorney at the Office of the State Attorney until 1987.
Admitted as an Attorney in 1989.
Director at Gura Tlaletsi Inc from 1989 to 2003.
Acting Judge: Northern Cape Division from April to October 2003.
Judge: Northern Cape Division from 1 November 2003.
Acting Judge: Labour Courts from April 2004 to June 2004 and 11 April 2005 to 30 June 2005.
Acting Judge President: Northern Cape Division from 1 August 2006 to 15 November 2006.
Acting Judge: Labour Court from 29 January 2007 to 30 March 2007.
Acting Judge: Labour Appeal Court from July 2007 to December 2008 and from April 2009 to 15 December 2009 and 16 December 2003 to 30 June 2010 (interrupted by substantive appointment).
Judge: Labour Appeal Court from 29 April 2010.
Acting Deputy Judge President: Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court from 7 April 2013 to October 2013 and 1 November 2013 to 31 March 2014 (interrupted by the substantive appointment).
Deputy Judge President: Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court from 2 December 2013 to 17 September 2017.
Acting Judge President: Northern Cape High Court from16 September 2014 to 31 December 2014.
Acting Judge President: Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court from 4 April 2016 to 18 June 2016.
Acting Judge President: Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court from April 2017 to 17 July 2017.
Acting Judge President: Northern Cape High Court from 18 July 2017 to 17 September 2017.
Judge President: Northern Cape High Court from 18 September 2017 to date.
Acting Judge: Constitutional Court of South Africa from 01 February 2021 to January 2022.
Acting Judge: Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 April to 31 May 2024.
OTHER ACTIVIES
Member of Lawyers for Human Rights: Executive Committee Member and Treasurer
Mafikeng Region from 1989 to 1996.
Member of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL): Branch Secretary, Chairperson and National Executive Committee Member from 1990 to 2003.
Law Society Bophuthatswana: Council Member from 1997 to 2000.
President of the Law Society of Bophuthatswana from 2000 to 2002.
Member of the council (UNIBO) renamed as the University of the North West: 1994 to 1999.
Councillor and chairperson of the executive committee in Mafikeng Local Municipality from 1994 to 1999.
Board Member: Botshelo Water Board from 1995 to 1999.
North West Circle of the Law Society of the Northern Province: Council Member from 2002 to 2003.
Law Society of South Africa (Lssa): Nominated to serve in the Dispute Resolution Committee from 2003.