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Jeremiah Shongwe

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The Honourable
Jeremiah Shongwe
Acting Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
In office
2017–2018
Preceded byMandisa Maya
Succeeded byXola Petse
Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal
In office
2009–2017
Deputy Judge President of the North Gauteng High Court
In office
2005–2009
Judge of the North Gauteng High Court
In office
2001–2005
Personal details
Born
Jeremiah Buti Zwelibanzi Shongwe

(1948-12-03) 3 December 1948 (age 75)
Pretoria, South Africa
CitizenshipSouth African
Alma materUniversity of Zululand
ProfessionAttorney

Jeremiah Buti Zwelibanzi Shongwe (born 3 December 1948) is a South African jurist and former judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa.

Early life and education

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Born in Pretoria, Shongwe was educated at Edendale Technical High School in Pietermaritzburg. He obtained a B.Proc degree from University of Zululand in 1974 and was admitted as an attorney during 1979.[1]

Career

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Shongwe practised as an attorney for more than twenty years and during 2000 he acted as a judge for the first time, after which, from January 2001, he was permanently appointed at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. In 2005, he was appointed the Deputy Judge President of the same Division and in 2009 he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa. For two years, 2017 and 2018, he acted as the Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal.[2] Shongwe was appointed the chairperson of the Electoral Court of South Africa, in May 2014.[3]

Honours

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Shongwe was awarded an honorary LLD (Honoris Causa) from the University of Venda during 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Heads of Courts" (PDF). African Law Review. 1 (3): 31. 2018.
  2. ^ "Supreme Court of Appeal: History". www.supremecourtofappeal.org.za. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ Grootes, Stephen. "Shongwe to chair Electoral Court". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 5 March 2021.