for a non-renewable term of 12 years or until they reach the age of 70, whichever is earlier; but these limits may be extended by an Act of Parliament. Section 4 of the Judges' Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act 47 of 2001 has extended the term limit to an effective term of 15 years including prior service on other courts. The effect is that judges who had served more than 3 years before their appointment to the Constitutional Court retain a 12-year term limit; those who did not, have a longer tenure. The same section extends the retirement age to 75. However, in terms of section 3(2)(b), if the judge has already been a judge (in any court) for 15 years by the time he reaches the age of 65, he may voluntarily retire. Current justices {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- !Name ! Born ! Appt. by ! Age at appt. ! First day /Length of service !Mand. retirement !Opt. retirement ! class="unsortable" |Previous positions ! Succeeded |- | (Chief Justice of South Africa) |(age )in Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal | (Deputy) (Chief) | 52 (Deputy) 61 (Chief) | (Deputy) (Chief) |1 September 2024 |N/A | Labour Court North Gauteng High Court | Sandile Ngcobo Dikgang Moseneke (as Deputy Chief Justice) Mogoeng Mogoeng (as Chief Justice) |- | Mandisa Maya (Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa) | (age )in Tsolo, Eastern Cape | | 58 | |20 March 2034 |N/A | Eastern Cape High Court Supreme Court of Appeal | Mogoeng Mogoeng Raymond Zondo (as Deputy Chief Justice) |- | | (age )in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape | | 51 | |1 August 2028 |N/A | Eastern Cape High Court | Zak Yacoob |- | | (age )in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape | | 51 | |1 December 2027 |N/A | Eastern Cape High CourtSupreme Court of Appeal | Thembile Skweyiya |- | | (age )in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | | 51 | |1 July 2029 |N/A | KwaZulu-Natal High Court Supreme Court of Appeal | Johann van der Westhuizen |- || (age )in Kenhardt, Northern Cape | | 58 | |18 December 2030 |N/A | Northern Cape Division Supreme Court of Appeal | Dikgang Moseneke |- || (age )in Cefane, Ngcobo, Eastern Cape | | 58 | |11 January 2031 |N/A | South Gauteng High Court Supreme Court of Appeal | Bess Nkabinde |- || (age )in Lady Selbourne, Pretoria, Gauteng