Bess Nkabinde

Bess Nkabinde (née Motsatsi; born 15 May 1959) is a South African retired judge who served in the Constitutional Court of South Africa from January 2006 to December 2017. During that time, she was acting Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa from 23 May 2016 to 7 June 2017. She joined the bench in November 1999 as a judge of the Bophuthatswana Provincial Division. Quotes “I see myself as somebody who is a servant to the people of this country … I’ll serve them fearlessly, without favour, and when criticism comes, as it normally does, you take it in good spirit, knowing that you are here to serve.” ourconstitution “The Court was an inspiration and really something to look forward to.” NWU News “We have a system which is very complex right now, a bit flawed, expensive, fragmented and I think overly adversarial.” Constitutional Court of South Africa “The majority of the people in our country being so poor, courts are almost inaccessible.” Constitutional Court of South Africa External links Category:Women from South Africa Category:Anti-apartheid activists Category:African National Congress politicians Category:1959 births Category:living people