legitimised the coup that had ousted Robert Mugabe, and secondly, he had quashed a legal challenge to the outcome of the 2018 Zimbabwean general election. In the event that there are electoral challenges in the 2023 election, Mnangagwa would prefer to have a favourable judge presiding. References 1951 births Living people 20th-century Zimbabwean judges 21st-century Zimbabwean judges Alumni of the University of Warwick Chief justices of Zimbabwe Judges of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe People from Matabeleland South Province University of Zimbabwe alumni