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.

References

  1. Zimmermann, Reinhard; Visser, Daniel (1996). Southern Cross: Civil Law and Common Law in South Africa. Cape Town: Juta. p. 123-124.
  2. "The Transvaal" The Times (London). Thursday, 17 April 1902. (36744), p. 5.


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