In his service journey, he has demonstrated humility and the ability to listen to even the most unpopular, as described by President Duma Boko. All the praises bestowed upon Justice Ketlogetswe will come to test as he takes his position to lead the once glorious Judiciary. He ascends to the position of the Chief Justice at a time when the judiciary has experienced turmoil in recent years and as the new Chief Justice, he has a huge task ahead of him in polishing the image of the Judiciary. Justice Ketlogetswe takes the position of Chief Justice having joined the Administration of Justice as a Magistrate in 2001, and rising through the ranks to become Principal Magistrate. Before serving as a judge of the High Court, the CJ had decades of practicing law as an attorney in private practice and also served in the High Court as Assistant Registrar and Master and was later appointed judge of the High Court.
His legal expertise and administrative prowess have earned him a reputation for integrity and dedication to the rule of law, something that allowed the President to have confidence in Ketlogetswe’s ability to enhance the independence and effectiveness of Botswana’s Judiciary. Justice Ketlogetswe has shown his commitment to fairness, justice, and the rule of law especially at the time that the Judiciary was going through turmoil with accusations of interference from those in power. One case that showed Ketlogetswe’s prowess, independent mind, fairness and dedication to the rule of law was for the former Lobatse legislator, Dr Thapelo Matsheka, against the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) after being accused of having knowledge of the disappearance of a school boy, (((.....))), in Lobatse. The case came before Justice Ketlogetswe where he ended up blowing the lid about the interference of the then CJ, Terrence Rannowane. He had reported the CJ to former president, Mokgweetsi Masis,i which started a raging judicial tug-of-war, which later resorted to personal mudslinging in their defence. At the time, in an exchange of strong words, Justice Ketlogetswe accused the CJ of assassinating his character instead of dealing with judicial issues at hand while Justice Rannowane claimed Justice Ketlogetswe was "deceitful and irresponsible."
