John Wessels
| The Right Honourable Sir John Wessels | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of South Africa | |
| In office 1932–1936 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob de Villiers |
| Succeeded by | John Curlewis |
| Judge of the Appellate Division | |
| In office 1923–1936 | |
| Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division | |
| In office 1920–1923 | |
| Judge of the Transvaal Supreme Court and Transvaal Provincial Division | |
| In office 1902–1923 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1862 Cape Town |
| Died | 1936 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Alma mater | South African College Cape University Downing College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Barrister |
Sir Johannes (John) Wilhelmus Wessels (1862–1936) was a judge of the Appellate Division from 1923 to 1936 and Chief Justice of South Africa from 1932 to 1936.[1]
Career
After the end of the Second Boer War, the government of the newly created British Colony of Transvaal established a Supreme Court of Transvaal in April 1902. The governor, Lord Milner, appointed Wessels as one of three puisne judges, with Sir James Rose Innes as Chief Justice.[2] On the establishment of the Union of South Africa in 1910, he became a judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division.