Halima Saldulker
{{Short description|South African judge}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office1 = Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal
| termstart1 = 1 July 2013
| appointer1 = Jacob Zuma
| office2 = Judge of the High Court
| termstart2 = 1 August 2004
| termend2 = 30 June 2013
| appointer2 = Thabo Mbeki
| 1namedata2 = Gauteng
| 1blankname2 = Division
| honorific_prefix = The Honourable
| birth_place = Durban, Natal
Union of South Africa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|02|06|df=yes}}
| alma_mater = University of Durban–Westville
}}
Halima Khanam Saldulker (born 6 February 1957) is a South African judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal. She began her judicial career as a judge in the South Gauteng High Court from August 2004 to July 2013, when she was appointed to the Supreme Court. Before that, she practiced as an advocate in Johannesburg between 1988 and 2004.
Early life and education
Saldulker was born on 6 February 1957 in Durban in the former Natal Province (present-day KwaZulu-Natal).{{Cite web |title=Saldulker, Halima Khanam |url=https://www.supremecourtofappeal.org.za/index.php/judges/judges-of-the-supreme-court-of-appeal/23-judges/saldulker-halima-khanam/26-saldulker-halima-khanam |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Supreme Court of Appeal}} She attended Juma Musjid Girls School, neighbouring Durban's Juma Mosque, and matriculated at Durban Indian High School i
She worked for some time in the insurance sector before qualifying as an attorney. Subsequently, in 1988, she was admitted to the Johannesburg Bar, where she practiced as an advocate for the next 16 years. She was also involved in the General Council of the Bar, which she served as secretary and honorary assistant secretary from 1997 to 2001 and which she represented on the Legal Aid Board from 1998 to 2004.
Judicial career
In July 2004, on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, President Thabo Mbeki announced Saldulker's appointment to the bench of the Transvaal High Court, later renamed the Gauteng High Court.{{Cite web |date=15 July 2004 |title=Mbeki appoints nine judges |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/mbeki-appoints-nine-judges-20040715 |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=News24 |language=en-US}} She joined the bench on 1 August.{{Cite web |title=Judge H K Saldulker |url=https://www.judgesmatter.co.za/h-k-saldulker/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Judges Matter |language=en-ZA}}
She served in the South Gauteng Division for nine years before, on 1 July 2013, she joined the bench of the Supreme Court of Appeal.{{Cite web |date=2013-05-16 |title=Names of new judges announced |url=https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/names-new-judges-announced |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=South African Government News Agency |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2013-05-16 |title=Zuma addresses gender concerns with appointment of new judges |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-16-zuma-congratulates-newly-appointed-jsc-judges/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}} She was appointed by President Jacob Zuma following interviews in which her performance was largely overshadowed by the controversy surrounding the questioning of a fellow contender, Eastern Cape judge Clive Plasket.{{Cite web |last=Plessis |first=Charl du |date=2013-04-12 |title=Smuts quits JSC, cites 'wasted talent' |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/witness/archive/smuts-quits-jsc-cites-wasted-talent-20150430/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Witness |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tolsi |first=Niren |date=2013-04-12 |title=JSC conflict laid bare by inconsistency |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2013-04-12-jsc-conflict-laid-bare-by-inconsistency/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web |date=10 April 2013 |title=Merit must trump race, says judge |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2013-04-10-merit-must-trump-race-says-judge/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Sunday Times |language=en-ZA}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- [https://www.supremecourtofappeal.org.za/index.php/judges/judges-of-the-supreme-court-of-appeal/23-judges/saldulker-halima-khanam/26-saldulker-halima-khanam Halima Khanam Saldulker] at Supreme Court of Appeal
- [https://www.judgesmatter.co.za/h-k-saldulker/ H. K. Saldulker] at Judges Matter
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Category:Judges of the Gauteng High Court
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