A Magistrate’s Court was established at Paarl on 23 January 1839 (Government Gazette No 1727 dated 25 January 1839, Proclamation dated 24 January 1839, Ordinance No 1 dated 23 January 1839).
A Special Justice of Peace was appointed at Pearston in the district of Somerset East on 1 June 1890 (Government Gazette No 7188, dated 13 May 1890, Proclamation No 99 dated 9 May 1890).
An Assistant Resident Magistrate’s Court was established at Pearston on 17 April 1893 (Government Gazette No 7490, dated 14 April 1893, Government Notice No 321, dated 27 March 1893).
As from 18 November 1907 the Assistant Resident Magistrate of Pearston also received jurisdiction over parts of the districts of Jansenville and Graaff-Reinet (Government Gazette No 9016 dated 22 November 1907, Proclamation No 543 dated 18 November 1907).
A magistrate’s court was established at Postmasburg on 1 May 1949 (Extraordinary Government Gazette No 4108 dated 15 February 1949, Proclamation No 303 dated 18 February 1949).
A magistrate’s court was established at Prieska on 19 February 1883 (Government Gazette No 6341 dated 16 February 1883, Proclamation No 20 dated 15 February 1883).
A magistrate’s court was established at Queenstown on 10 September 1853 (Government Gazette No 2501 dated 22 September 1853, Proclamation dated 10 September 1853).
The Magistrate of Queenstown was also appointed Native Commissioner on 26 October 1928 (Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928, Government Notice No 1865 of 1928).
A Special Justice of the Peace for Somerset West in the district of Stellenbosch was appointed with effect from 15 September 1876 (Government Gazette No 5611 dated 8 September 1876, Proclamation No 60 dated 7 September 1876). From May 1881 Somerset West was also the seat of a periodical court held by the Magistrate of Stellenbosch. An Assistant Resident Magistrate was appointed at Somerset West as from 1 July 1882 (Government Gazette No 1410 dated 28 June 1892, Government Notice No 663 dated 25 June 1882). A magistrate’s court was established at Somerset West on 20 October 1928 (Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928, Proclamation No 248 dated 20 October 1928).
An Assistant Resident Magistrate’s court was established at Sterkstroom in the district of Queenstown on 18 October 1897 (Government Gazette No 7945, dated 22 October 1897, Government Notice No 994, dated 21 October 1897).
According to the records a magistrate’s court was established at Sterkstroom from January 1918.
A Special Justice of the Peace was appointed at Steytlerville in the district of Willowmore on 7 November 1890 (Government Gazette No 7240 dated 11 November 1890, Proclamation No 270 dated 7 November 1890). The Special Justice of the Peace held court simultaneously with a periodical court held by the Magistrate of Uitenhage, until an Assistant Resident Magistrate for Steytlerville was appointed on 28 December 1893 (Government Gazette No 7567 dated 29 December 1893, Government Notice No 1264 dated 28 December 1893).
A Resident Magistrate’s court was established at Steytlerville on 28 December 1899 (Government Gazette No 8193 dated 29 December 1893, Proclamation No 373 dated 23 December 1899).
A Special Justice of the Peace was appointed at Sutherland as from 20 November 1879 (Government Gazette No 5965 dated 7 November 1879, Proclamation No 134 of 1879).
On 1 June 1886 a Magistrate’s Court was established (Government Gazette No 6735 dated 25 May 1886, Proclamation No 77 of 1886).
