1. Mr Hole is a Regional Magistrate at Kimberly. He served the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development as an acting judge of the former Transkei High Court from October 2004 to July 2006 and was appointed as a magistrate in December 2006. In March 2007, Mr Hole was appointed as a Regional Magistrate. 2. At its meeting on 22 July 2011, the Magistrates Commission considered the contents of various complaints received from the Regional Court President, Northern Cape Region. (Further details of these complaints are contained in the Committee's report dated 22 November 2011 (See Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports (ATC) No 159-2011 at 5079.)