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part-time farming. Also received (1979) LLB (1989) UNISA. Joined waamemende regter. Spreker by en New judges awards from the Kimberley Mu- the Johannesburg Bar in 1990. deelnameaantalleoorsesekongresse.
nicipality and local newspaper for Member ofBar committees dealing Mede-organiseerder van interna
contributions to community serv- with adaptation of its constitution sionale kongres vir op1eiding van
Eastern Cape ice. Chair of several bodies, includ- to the new dispensation; member advokate in 1998. Betrokke by
Provincial Division ing the province's Clime Prevention of BLA Education Centre. Held act- verskeie kultuur- en gemeenskap
Committee and the Doring River ing judge appointments at Johan- organisasies; direkteur van Elirn-
Judge President C M Project Committee. nesburg and Venda in 1999. Inte- kliniek
Somya/o Married to Elizabeth de Bruyn; rested in golf, English literature, the Getroud met Grietje Hiemstra;
ecil Mpho Somyalo has been four children. theatre, and social and military his- drie kinders.
appointed as Judge President tory; plays golf, jogs and collects
of the Eastern Cape Provincial Di- Transvaal Provincial old legal works and African artifacts. Vrystaatse Provisiale vision from 1 November 1999. He Division Married to Catharina; four Afdeling was appointed to the Bench of the children (son Siphiwe Pule is an
Transkei High Court in 1995 and as Judge Caro/e Lewis attorney). Regter Hendrick Musi Judge President of that court in No- Carole Helene Lewis has been
vember 1997. A note on his career appointed as a judge of the Judge Dunstan M/ambo appeared in 1995 November Transvaal Provincial Division from DunstanMlambo has been appointed
Consultus 30. 1 November 1999. Born on 26 Oc- asajudgeoftheTransvaalProvincial
tober 1953. BA (1973) LLB cum Divisionfrom15Janumy2(xx).Judge
Northern Cape laude (1975) LLM cum laude Mlambo's curriculum vitae was
Provincial Division (1985) University of the Witwa- published in 1998 May Consultus26
tersrand. Admitted as an attorney at the time of his appoinment as a
Judge President M D J in 1978. Joined the School of Law, judge of the Labour Court.
Steenkamp University of the Witwatersrand,
in 1978; appointed as professor of Regter Eberhard endrick Mmolli Musi is met
law in 1988; dean of the Faculty of Berte/smann ingang21 Junie 1999 as 'nregH
M
Law from 1993 - 1998; served on ~---""""""'~--' ter van die Vrystaatse Provinsiale
various university committees. Co Afdeling aangestel. Gebore op 9
author and contributor of chapters Junie 1942 in Brits. Matriku1eer in
in several books; author of numer 1965 aan die Hoerskool Hofmeyer,
ous articles and notes in legal jour Atteridgeville. BA Universiteit van
nals; editor-in-chief of the Artnual die Noorde; BIuris LLB UNISA.
Survey ofSA Law from 1992-1999; Toegelaat as prokureur in 1980 en
general editor ofSouth African Law praktiseer vanaf 1981 vir eie rekening
arthinus Dawid Johannes Journal from Janumy 2000. in Pretoria.Waamemende regter in
Steenkamp has been ap- Married to Stephen Lewis; two Venda in 1997. Was lid van Evalua
pointed as Judge President of the children. Eberhard Bertelsmann is op 14 tion Committee for Appointment
Northern Cape Provincial Division Februarie 2000 aangestel as of Regional Court Magistrates,
from 1 November 1999. Born on 2 Judge Thami Makhanya regtervandieTransvaalseProvinsiale Noord-Transvaalstreek, en senior
August 1931. Attended school at Afdeling. Gebore op 21 Augustus eksaminator vir die prokureurs-
Nieuwoudtville and Calvinia. B 1946 in Kassel, Duitsland. Deutsche toelatingseksamen, Transvaal.
Comm LLB (1959) University of Hahere Privatschule, Windhoek; Getroud met Matladi Maria;
the Orange Free State. Admitted as matrikuleer in 1964 aan die Afri- vier kinders.
an advocate in 1960 and joined the kaanse Hoer Seunskool, Pretoria. BA
Kimberley Bar. Took silk in 1976. Regte (1968) Universiteit van Cape Provincial Political advisor to the Administra- Stellenbosch LLB (1971) UNISA. Division tor- General of the then South West Toegelaat as advokaat en lid van
Afticain 1978. Appointed as ajudge Pretoriase Balie vanaf 1972; senior Judge Gera/d Josman of the Northern Cape High Court in advokaat 1988; lid van Balieraad en Gerald Josman has been ap
1978; seconded to Bophuthatswana Gidfonia Mlindelwa Makhanya verskeie termyne onder-voorsitter en pointed as a judge of the Cape
1978-1982. Active in civic affairs, has been appointed as ajudge voorsitter 1989-1999; lid van Provincial Division from 1 Novem
and, inter alia chairman of the Na- ofthe Transvaal Provincial Division uitvoerendekomiteevan ABR 1991- ber 1999. Born in Roodepoort on 9
tional SecretariatofPmt-Time Fmm- from 1 November 1999. Born in Al- 1999; voorsitter South African Brit- Janumy 1934. Roodepoort Town
ers, from which body he received exandria Township, Johannesburg, ish Law Association; stigterslid van School; matriculated at Krugersdorp
an award for his contribution to on 8 September 1949. BComm RegsluivirMenseregte;verskeiekere High School in 1951. BA LLB (1958)
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University of the Witwatersrand;
LLM (1963) University of London;
ID (1979) Loyola University, Chi
cago. Admitted as an attorney and
practised in Johannesburg 1958
1960; advocate and member of Jo
hannesburg Bar 1963-1977; member
(attorney) of Chicago Bar Associa
tion 1979-1989; member ofCape Bar
1990-1999; took silk in 1994. Mem
ber ofBar Council for several years;
member of Advocates for Transfor
mation. Chair and member ofseveral
music organisations. Also interested
in gardening, collecting art, hiking.
Judge Thabani JaJi
T:abani Sibusiso Brian Jali has
been appointed as a judge of
the Cape Provincial Division from
31 January 2000. Born in Durban on
21 January 1959. Tongaat Primary
School; matriculated at Ohlange High
School, Inanda, Durban in 1976. BA
(1979) University ofFort Hare LLB
(1982) University ofNatal (Durban)
LLM (1984) Tulane (USA). Fellow
at Legal Resources Centre. Admit
ted as an attorney in 1987; with Cox
Yeats, Durban, since admission (part
ner from 1990). Arbitrator; member
of IMSSA and AFSA. Examiner in
practice and procedure for attorneys'
admission exam, Natal Law Society.
Senior part-time commissioner of
CCMA 1996-1999. Stints as acting
judge of High Court and Labour
Court in 1997, 1998, and 1999. Is or
was a member or chair of numerous
boards, commissions, and commit
tees. Interested in soccer, reading and
travelling.
Married to Vuyo; three chil
dren.
Judge BeJinda van Heerden
B:linda Jane van Heerden has
een appointed as a judge of
the Cape Provincial Division from
1 January 2000. Born in Ottowa,
Canada, on 30 September 1959. Lor
eto Convent, Strand; matriculated at
Hottentots Holland High School in
1976. BA magna cum laude (1979)
LLB magna cum laude (1981) Uni
versity of Stellenbosch; BA Hons
Jurisprudence (1984) MA (1989)
Oxford University. Winner of nu
merous scholarships and prizes, in
cluding Chancellor's medal, Abe
Bailey and Rhodes Scholarships.
Admitted as an attorney and con
veyancer in 1992. Professor of Pri
vate Law, University ofCape Town,
1999. Conducted wide-ranging re
search and participated in many pro
grams and conferences, especially
in the field offarnily law (women's
and children's rights). Project leader
of SA Law Commission's Project
Committee on the Review of the
Child Care Act. Co-author of sev
erallaw books including 1999 edi
tion ofBoberg sLaw ofPersons and
the Family. Interested in reading,
classical music and theatre, garden
ing, swimming and walking, and
community activities empowering
women and children.
Married to William Alexander
McMurray.
Natal Provincial Division
Judge Chiman Pate/ Chimanlal Narotam Patel has been
appointed as a judge of the Natal
Provincial Division from 1 November
1999. He took silk in 1998 and was a
member of the Natal (Durban) Bar.
A note on his career appeared in
1998 November Consultus 106.
L:0na Valerie Theron has been
ppointed as a judge of the
Natal Provincial froml January
2000. Born in Durban on 7 Novem
ber 1966. Assegai Primary School;
matriculated at Sparks Estate Sen
ior Secondary School in 1983. BA
(1987) LLB (1989) University of
Natal LLM (1990) Georgetown
University, USA (Fullbright Schol
arship). Commonwealth Founda
tion Fellow in 1995. Admitted as
an advocate end 1990; joined the
Natal Bar (Durban). Involved ex
tensively in litigation, legal drafting
and research with various local and
overseas organisations, and com
missioner of White (formerly
Browde) Commission 1995-1997.
Held appointments as acting judge
for several months in 1998 and
1999.
Married to Charles Sarjoo; five
(step-)children.
Bophuthatswana High Court
Judge Baaitse Nkabinde B:tse Elizabeth Nkabinde has
n appointed as a judge of
the Bophuthatswana High Court
from 1 November 1999. Born at
Tlokweng-Silwerkraans (sic) on 15
May 1959. Bogatsu Primary School;
matriculated at Mariasdal High
School 1979. BProc (1983) Univer
sity of Zulu land LLB (1986) Uni
versity of Bophuthatswana. Law
advisor, Department ofJustice 1984
1989. Admitted as an advocate in
1988, and served pupillage in Johan
nesburg 1989. Member of North
West Bar 1990-1999. Secretary of
Bar Council 1998. Acting judge in
1999. Member BLA and North West
Parks Board; governor International
School of SA. Interested in sports:
swimming, tennis, cycling, aerobics;
also in gardening, reading, cooking.
Married to Adv Bailey Mmono;
four children.
Labour Appeal Court
Judge Nige/ Willis Nigel Paul Willis has been ap
pointed as a judge of the La
bour Appeal Court from 1 Novem
ber 1999. He was appointed as a
judge of the Transvaal Provincial Di
vision in November 1998 (see 1999
March Consultus 16). His curricu-
Ium vitae was published in 1998
May Consultus 18 at the time when
he took silk.
Labour Court
Judge Basheer Wag/ay Basheer Waglay has been ap
pointed as a judge of the La
bour Court from 1 December 1999.
Born in Cape Town on 15 January
1959. Matriculated at Trafalgar Sen
ior Secondary School, District Six,
Cape Town. BProc (1984) Univer
sity of Cape Town. Admitted as an
attorney. Partner with E Moosa &
Associates. Member of IMSSA
(senior commissioner) and ACA
(UK). Served on various public
commissions and the Electoral
Court for the IEC; examiner for the
attorneys' admission examination.
Stints as acting judge in the Labour
Court in 1998. m
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