Adv. Tiny Seboko SC

Adv. Tiny Seboko SC

A generalist senior advocate and Acting Judge whose leadership at the Bar matches the breadth of her practice.

19 Reported judgments
1 Constitutional Court appearance
1 Supreme Court of Appeal appearance
6 Pupils mentored
2 SABWIL mentees
2 Terms as JSA Committee Chairperson
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Profile

Counsel
Adv. Tiny Seboko SC

Senior CounselJohannesburg Society of AdvocatesMaisels Group of Advocates

Adv Tiny Seboko SC is a Senior Counsel practising from Maisels Chambers in Sandton, and a member of the Johannesburg Bar since 2007. Admitted as an advocate in 2005, she practises across constitutional, administrative, labour and criminal law, together with delictual claims, public procurement and land claims, dividing her time evenly across each rather than specialising in one.

She began her career as a prosecutor in the Soweto courts and as a State Advocate at the Johannesburg DPP's office. She has twice served as an Acting Judge of the High Court, Gauteng Division, and as an Acting Judge of the Labour Court, and was appointed Evidence Leader for the Gauteng provincial commission of inquiry into minibus-taxi violence.

She chairs the Johannesburg Society of Advocates' Transformation, Briefing Patterns and Pro Bono Committee (2024/25 and 2025/26) and the Tax Board (2024–2029), and was instrumental in the 2025 launch of AuxBrief.

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Practice

Areas of practice
  1. 01

    Constitutional Law

    Matters concerning fundamental rights and the exercise of public power, including before South Africa's apex court.

  2. 02

    Administrative Law

    Review of public power and administrative action, and engagement with the practical challenges facing the profession in this area.

  3. 03

    Labour Law

    Disputes before the Labour Court, and judicial service on that court.

  4. 04

    Criminal Law

    Criminal trials and appeals, including matters of historical and constitutional significance.

  5. 05

    Delictual Claims

    Claims against the state and private parties for unlawful arrest, detention and medical negligence.

  6. 06

    Public Procurement

    Disputes arising from state and municipal contracting and procurement processes.

  7. 07

    Land Claims

    Matters concerning land restitution, tenure and rural development.

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Experience

Appointments & practice
  1. 2025 to present

    Instrumental in the launch of AuxBrief

    AuxBrief / Johannesburg Society of Advocates
  2. 2025 to present

    Acting Judge, Labour Court

    Labour Court of South Africa
  3. 2025 to present

    Chairperson, Transformation, Briefing Patterns and Pro Bono Committee (second term)

    Johannesburg Society of Advocates
  4. 2024 to 2029

    Chairperson, Tax Board

  5. 2024 to present

    Themba Hospital Investigation

  6. 2024 to present

    Chairperson, Transformation, Briefing Patterns and Pro Bono Committee (first term)

    Johannesburg Society of Advocates
  7. 2024 to present

    Member, JSA Bar Council

    Johannesburg Society of Advocates
  8. 2023 to present

    Conferred Senior Counsel (Silk)

    Johannesburg Society of Advocates
  9. 2023 to present

    Member, JSA Bar Council

    Johannesburg Society of Advocates
  10. 2022 to present

    Received red bag

    From Herman van Eeden SC
  11. 2021

    Acting Judge, Gauteng Local Division

    High Court of South Africa
  12. 2019 to 2020

    Evidence Leader, Gauteng Commission of Inquiry

    Gauteng Department of Transport
  13. 2016

    Acting Judge, Gauteng Local Division

    High Court of South Africa
  14. 2008 to present

    Practising Advocate, Johannesburg Bar

    Maisels Group of Advocates
  15. 2007 to present

    Pupillage and JSA Membership

    Johannesburg Society of Advocates
  16. 2005 to present

    Admitted as an Advocate

    South Gauteng High Court
  17. 2001 to 2006

    Prosecutor and State Advocate

    National Prosecuting Authority
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Selected Matters

  1. Rodrigues v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others

    [2019] 3 All SA 962 (GJ)

  2. Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd v Mkhondo Municipality and Others

    Heard before Legodi JP, 3 April 2023

  3. Motsoaledi NO and Others v Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform and Others

    (M160/19) [2020] ZANWHC 62

  4. True Motives 1160 CC and Others v Olwazi Mayeza Enterprise CC and Others

    2023

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Credentials

Stated as fact

Admissions

  • South Gauteng High Court2005

Qualifications

  • LLB, University of South Africa

Memberships

  • Johannesburg Society of AdvocatesMember; Bar Council (2023/24, 2024/25); Chairperson, Transformation, Briefing Patterns and Pro Bono Committee (2024/25, 2025/26)
  • Tax BoardChairperson (2024–2029)
  • Polokwane Society of AdvocatesDoor member
  • Northwest Development CorporationBoard Member

Recognition

  • Senior Counsel (Silk)2023 Conferred following her 2023 application to the Johannesburg Society of Advocates
  • Acting Judge, High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division2016 and 2021
  • Acting Judge, Labour Court2025
  • Evidence Leader, Gauteng Commission of Inquiry into Minibus-Taxi Violence2019–2020
  • Chairperson, Tax Board2024–2029
  • Instrumental in the launch of AuxBrief2025

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