Billy Mothle

Billy Mothle
Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal
Assumed office
1 July 2021
Appointed byCyril Ramaphosa
Judge of the High Court
In office
1 January 2011  30 June 2021
Appointed byJacob Zuma
DivisionGauteng
Personal details
Born
Selewe Peter Mothle

(1956-07-24) 24 July 1956
Lady Selborne, Pretoria
Transvaal, Union of South Africa
EducationMamelodi High School
Alma materUniversity of South Africa
Georgetown University

Selewe Peter "Billy" Mothle (born 24 July 1956) is a South African judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal. Before his elevation to that court, he was a judge of the Gauteng High Court from January 2011 to June 2021. He rose to prominence as a lawyer in Pretoria, where he practised as an attorney until he gained admittance as an advocate in 1998. He took silk in 2008.