[1][3] Initially registered for a BCom degree, he soon transferred to a BProc and, after a brief hiatus from 1978 to 1979 due to a lack of funds, he graduated in 1981.
[1][2] After his graduation, Legodi spent a year working at the magistrate's court in Lebowakgomo, where he was an interpreter, clerk, and prosecutor.
[1] During that time, he was the chairperson of the Mpumalanga Parks Board from 1996 to 1998 and an acting judge in the Pretoria High Court on several occasions from 2000 onwards.
[1] In July 2004, President Thabo Mbeki announced that, on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, he would appoint Legodi as a permanent judge in the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa.
[5] Among other prominent matters, Legodi presided in the General Council of the Bar's application to have prosecutors Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi struck from the roll of advocates due to deficient conduct.
[3][5][20] In April 2017, he was the sole candidate interviewed by the Judicial Service Commission for the position of Judge President of the Mpumalanga Division.