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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)

First Term 2000 Advocate 17

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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