W. G. Boshoff
W. G. Boshoff | |
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Judge of the Appellate Division | |
In office 1985–1986 | |
Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa | |
In office 1976–1985 | |
Preceded by | P. M. Cillié |
Succeeded by | H. H. Moll |
Judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa | |
In office 1957–1976 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Wessel Groenewald Boshoff 15 May 1916 Amersfoort, Transvaal, Union of South Africa |
Died | 22 March 1989 Pretoria, South Africa | (aged 72)
Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
Profession | Advocate |
Wessel Groenewald Boshoff QC (15 May 1916 – 22 March 1989) was a South African judge, Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa and Judge op Appeal.
Early life and education[]
Boshoff was born in Amersfoort in the Transvaal Province of the Union of South Africa. He received his schooling at Pretoria Boys High School and at Selborne College in East London. After school he studied law at the University of Pretoria, where he obtained the degrees BA and LLB.[1]
Career[]
Boshoff practised at the Pretoria Bar from 1940 until 1957. In 1957, he became puisne judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court and in 1976 was appointed Judge President of Transvaal Division. In 1985 he was elevated to the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, where he served as appeal judge until his retirement.[2][3]
Notable cases[]
Boshoff was the presiding judge in the so-called Little Rivonia Trial, in which several members of the armed resistance organization Umkhonto we Sizwe faced charges of sabotage.[4] In 1985, Boshoff ordered the South African Medical and Dental Council to hold an inquiry into the conduct of the two doctors who treated Steve Biko during the five days before he died, as he found that there was prima facie evidence of misconduct by the doctors.[5]
See also[]
- List of Judges President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa
References[]
- ^ Who's Who of Southern Africa including Mauritius 1967. Johannesburg: Combined Publishers (PTY) Limited. 1967. p. 156.
- ^ "Supreme Court of Appeal: History". www.supremecourtofappeal.org.za. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Appèlregters tree af [Appellate judges retire]" (PDF). Consultus. 1 (2): 27. 1988 – via General Council of the Bar of South Africa.
- ^ O'Malley, Padraig (2007). Shades of difference. Mac Maharaj and the struggle for South Africa. New York: Viking. pp. 137–146.
- ^ "South Africa: Overcoming Apartheid". overcomingapartheid.msu.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- 1916 births
- 1989 deaths
- South African judges
- University of Pretoria alumni
- South African Queen's Counsel