Wendy Hughes (judge)

Wendy Hughes is a South African judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal. She was appointed to the Gauteng High Court in 2013 and to the Supreme Court of Appeal in 2021. Before becoming a judge, she practised as an attorney. She has also served as an acting judge in the High Court of Lesotho and the Supreme Court of Appeal. Quotes “Critically, though, I find that the restriction to be found in Section 154(3) in fact relates to criminal court proceedings. In my view this restriction cannot be used as a blanket clause in other legal instances, but for criminal proceedings.” Judges Matter “For example, as a child, having been involved in a crime, either as an accused, victim, complainant or witness, as an adult that child might seek to highlight awareness of their experience with others. This would not be possible, whether it was to bring awareness to others or purely to highlight the plight of such experience, as there would be a gag on such publication, if the protection is open-ended even into adulthood. This would simply amount to stifling the adult’s right of freedom of expression. This in my mind takes away an individual’s right as an adult.” Judges Matter “The fact that the respondent was a first offender and had consumed alcohol before committing the offence, which, however, did not affect his appreciation of the wrongfulness of his conduct at the time he committed the offence, pales into insignificance when the gravity of the offence, being the rape of a 6-year-old child, is considered.” Judges Matter “The RAF, as a social-security scheme, stands instead of the state to protect the freedom and security of persons and is obliged to afford an appropriate remedy to victims of motor vehicle accidents who suffer bodily injury as a result of someone else's negligence.” Judges Matter “I am hard working, I am diligent, and I do the best that I can do. I get my judgments out. I am ready if the commission sees that I am ready of course.” News24 “I wanted to show them the person that I am.” Judges Matter External links Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Judges from South Africa Category:Women judges Category:Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa judges