List of justices of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe

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This article lists current and former justices of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe.

List of justices[]

Chief justices[]

Main article: Chief Justice of Zimbabwe

All justices[]

The following table lists all former justices of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, including both chief justices and puisne justices. The list also includes former Rhodesian justices who remained on the bench after independence in 1980. For the Rhodesian justices, the appointment date indicates the date they were appointed to the , which was superseded by the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe. The start date of the Rhodesian justices' tenure, however, is 18 April 1980, the date that the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe came into being.

Justice Appointed Tenure Appointed by Ref.
Hector Macdonald* 1958 18 April 1980 – 30 April 1980
(Retired) 		Edgar Whitehead [1]
Harry Elinder Davies 1964 18 April 1980 – 24 June 1980
(Retired) 		Humphrey Gibbs [1]
1970 18 April 1980 – 1982
(Retired) 		Clifford Dupont [1]
Bennie Goldin 8 May 1980 8 May 1980 – 1981
(Retired) 		Canaan Banana [1][2]
Leo Baron 8 May 1980 8 May 1980 – 1983
(Retired) 		[1][2]
8 May 1980 8 May 1980 – ? [2]
Enoch Dumbutshena* 8 May 1980 8 May 1980 – 1990
(Retired) 		[2][3]
John Fieldsend* May 1980 July 1980 – February 1983
(Resigned) 		[2]
Anthony Gubbay* 1983 1983 – 1 July 2001
(Resigned) 		[4][5]
* February 1983 March 1983 – February 1984
(Retired) 		[6]
1984 1984 – 31 December 2001
(Resigned) 		[4][7]
John Manyarara January 1987 January 1987 – 1992
(Retired) 		[8]
1990 1990 – May 2002
(Retired) 		Robert Mugabe [9][10]
1992 1992 – 27 December 2001
(Died) 		[9]
1998 1998 – July 2011
(Retired) 		[9][11]
Godfrey Chidyausiku* March 2001 March 2001 – 28 February 2017
(Retired)
July 2001 July 2001 – c. 2012 [9]
July 2001 July 2001 – 30 November 2016
(Retired) 		[9][12]
Luke Malaba* July 2001 July 2001 – [9]
2002 2002 –
2006 2006 –
2010 2010 –

(Acting) 		2011 2011 – 4 April 2013
(Resigned) 		[13]
Anne-Marie Gowora November 2011 2 May 2012 –
(Acting justice from 1 January 2012)
May 2013 22 May 2013 – [14]
Bharat Patel May 2013 22 May 2013 – [14]
November 2013 November 2013 –
16 September 2015 16 September 2015 –
16 September 2015 16 September 2015 –
16 September 2015 16 September 2015 –

(Acting) 		6 February 2017 6 February 2017 – 2 July 2019 Godfrey Chidyausiku [15][16]
11 May 2018 11 May 2018 – Emmerson Mnangagwa [17]
Lavender Makoni 11 May 2018 11 May 2018 – [17]
26 June 2019 30 June 2019 – [18]
26 June 2019 30 June 2019 – [18]
*served as Chief Justice for all or part of their Supreme Court tenure

References[]

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  5. ^ Machipisa, Lewis (2001-03-09). "POLITICS-ZIMBABWE: A Top Judge Appointed New Chief Justice | Inter Press Service". Inter Press Service. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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  12. ^ "Vernanda Ziyambi - Pindula". www.pindula.co.zw. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  13. ^ Chivara, Inyasha (2013-04-05). "Vicious smear campaign to oust law-abiding judge in Zimbabwe". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  14. ^ a b "Mugabe makes two safe appointments to the Supreme Court". The Zimbabwean. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  15. ^ Nemukuyu, Daniel (2017-03-08). "Retired Chief Justice Chidyausiku could have violated constitution in Ziyambi appointment". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  16. ^ Munyoro, Fidelis (2019-07-04). "President appoints acting High Court judges". The Herald. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  17. ^ a b "Mnangagwa Appoints Supreme Court Judges". Pindula News. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  18. ^ a b Munyoro, Fidelis (2019-06-27). "UPDATED: Hungwe, Mathonsi land Supreme Court posts". The Herald. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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