Sandile Ngcobo
| Sandile Ngcobo | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of South Africa | |
| In office 12 October 2009 – 12 August 2011 | |
| Appointed by | President Jacob Zuma |
| Deputy | Dikgang Moseneke |
| Preceded by | Pius Langa |
| Succeeded by | Mogoeng Mogoeng |
| Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa | |
| In office 1999 – 12 August 2011 | |
| Appointed by | President Nelson Mandela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1, 1953 Durban, South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of Zululand, University of Natal, Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
S. Sandile Ngcobo (born 1 March 1953) is former justice in the Constitutional Court of South Africa.[1] He served as Chief Justice from 2009 to 2011.
Education
Justice Ngcobo received a Fulbright scholarship and he holds an LLM degree from Harvard Law School,[1] where he is a visiting professor of law. He is also a visiting professor of law at Columbia Law School.
Career
From 1986 to 1987, Ngcobo clerked for A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., a United States federal judge.
Ngcobo was made an honorary professor of law by the University of Cape Town.
He was appointed to the Constitutional Court in 1999 by Nelson Mandela. Prior to this he was a judge in the Cape High Court and the Labour Appeal Court.
On 6 August 2009, President Jacob Zuma nominated Ngcobo to succeed Pius Langa as Chief Justice of South Africa in October 2009.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Justice Sandile Ngcobo". Constitutional Court of South Africa. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ↑ "Zuma looks to Ngcobo as new chief justice". Mail & Guardian. 2009-08-06.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Pius Langa |
Chief Justice of South Africa 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Mogoeng Mogoeng |
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