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appointed Skweyiya to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in February 2001, and he immediately began a lengthy acting stint in the Constitutional Court. After he joined the bench of the higher court permanently in February 2004, Skweyiya developed a reputation as a progressive justice with a particular
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Following another set of Judicial Service Commission interviews in October 2003, Mbeki announced on 7 January 2004 that he would appoint Skweyiya permanently to the Constitutional Court. He joined the bench on 1 February 2004; he and
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convicted of sexual offences against other children, regardless of the best interests of the child. His seat on the Constitutional Court remained vacant for over a year amid a scramble for women candidates;
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senior counsel in South African history. He later said that his being regarded as the first "is not something which makes me happy", given what it reflected about South Africa. After he took silk, and with
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taking up a seat in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court. Soon after his appointment, he began a lengthy stint as an acting judge in the Constitutional Court, where he sat between August 2001 and May 2002.
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Instead of taking up the post of Inspector-General, Skweyiya pursued a hiatus in the corporate sector, becoming a director of several different South African companies.
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nominated Skweyiya for permanent appointment to a vacancy on the Constitutional Court, but, though he was shortlisted by the Judicial Service Commission, President
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A year after his retirement, on 1 May 2015, Skweyiya took office as Inspecting Judge of Correctional Services, a position at the head of the
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He retired from the bench in May 2014. At a ceremonial session on 6 May, he delivered his final judgement, a unanimous judgement in
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appointed him to head an internal commission of inquiry, informally called the Skweyiya Commission, into human rights abuses at
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He died on 1 September 2015 after a short illness. He received a special official funeral, at which Deputy President
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He was also active in a number of progressive political and community organisations, including as an adviser to the
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appointed him to a three-year term in the office. Until his death, Skweyiya was also the Chancellor of the
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Skweyiya was viewed as reluctant to join the bench permanently, until he did so on 1 February 2001,
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for two terms, between November 2013 and March 2014, while Dikgang Moseneke in turn acted as
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In addition to his membership of the Durban Bar, Skweyiya was admitted as an advocate of the
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student movement; he served on the student representative council between 1963 and 1964.
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Skweyiya was widely viewed as a progressive justice. Commentators noted his focus on
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While an acting justice, he wrote the Constitutional Court's landmark judgement in
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shortlisted for possible appointment to the first bench of the post-apartheid
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underway, the focus of his practice returned to commercial and civil matters.
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but became interested in the law through his involvement in the university's
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Making the Road by Walking: The Evolution of the South African Constitution
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He was married to Sayo Nomakhosi Skweyiya, with whom he had four children.
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while he was an undergraduate student. He later recounted that it was
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declares to be "paramount". He also wrote the majority judgement in
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Skweyiya was among the lawyers who helped draft the post-apartheid
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was among those who served their pupillage in Skweyiya's chambers.
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in 1970, and in 1989 he became the first black African lawyer to
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to be unconstitutional insofar as it violated the anonymity of
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between February 2004 and May 2014. He rose to prominence as a
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and the other defendants of the 1979 Bethal terrorism trial.
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filled the vacancies created by the retirement of Justices
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region of the Eastern Cape, was politically active during
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between 1968 and 1970, and in 1970 he was admitted as an
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in 1974; he received silk status in the latter in 1992.
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Representing various anti-apartheid organisations and
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He had initially intended to qualify as a 330:from May 2015 until his death in September 2015. 1989:Judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa 651: 591:He also served as an independent assessor for the 271:before his elevation to the Constitutional Court. 1513:by the Judicial Service Commission (October 2003) 1970: 1195:"Judge 'ecstatic' about pro-gay adoption ruling" 482:His activist clients included Griffiths Mxenge, 748:Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 444:His early practice dealt almost exclusively in 1380:"Zuma appoints new Constitutional Court judge" 1542: 1301:"Where to for jurisprudence in South Africa?" 560: 1275:"Moseneke steps in as interim chief justice" 723:J v National Director of Public Prosecutions 1110:"Corrupt varsity officials to face charges" 1046:"Mbokodo: Security in ANC Camps, 1961-1990" 758:, a position which he had assumed in 2008. 333: 1549: 1535: 1327:"Editorial: JZ and the judges – what now?" 638:National Association of Democratic Lawyers 95:1 February 2001 – 31 January 2004 1405:"New Inspecting Judge for prison service" 358:in 1959. His family, originally from the 328:Inspecting Judge of Correctional Services 121:Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare 954:"End of an era as Skweyiya leaves Bench" 893: 738:was finally appointed in December 2015. 1455: 1377: 1137: 1971: 1378:Quintal, Genevieve (9 November 2015). 1218: 1192: 894:Benjamin, Chantelle (25 August 2014). 1530: 1483:"Official funeral for Judge Skweyiya" 1456:Quintal, Quintal (1 September 2015). 1243: 1241: 1219:Merten, Marianne (17 November 2002). 1162: 1160: 1133: 1131: 1084:"Hot air on the rise in intelligence" 1043: 846: 844: 842: 840: 471:, he served as counsel in a range of 452:matters heard in the Supreme Court's 338:Skweyiya was born on 17 June 1939 in 53:1 February 2004 – 6 May 2014 1558:Constitutional Court of South Africa 1010: 1008: 1006: 1004: 977: 975: 948: 946: 944: 942: 889: 887: 885: 883: 881: 879: 877: 862:from the original on 15 October 2008 856:Constitutional Court of South Africa 838: 836: 834: 832: 830: 828: 826: 824: 822: 820: 793: 791: 789: 787: 575:Constitutional Court of South Africa 540:South African Students' Organisation 257:Constitutional Court of South Africa 2019:People from Worcester, South Africa 1353:"Pressure on to fill Concourt post" 613:KwaZulu-Natal High Court: 2001–2004 544:Methodist Church of Southern Africa 298:in South Africa. 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He attended primary school in 133:2008 – 1 September 2015 1475: 1449: 1423: 1397: 1371: 1345: 1319: 1293: 1267: 1212: 1186: 1102: 652:Constitutional Court: 2004–2014 581:appointed him as the inaugural 278:, Skweyiya was educated at the 1076: 1037: 913: 314:activists and organisations. 282:, where he became involved in 1: 778: 741: 700:Joseph v City of Johannesburg 520:negotiations to end apartheid 494:(the perpetrator of the 1985 435:Supreme Court of South Africa 292:Supreme Court of South Africa 1999:South African Senior Counsel 1948:Constitution of South Africa 686:and his special interest in 7: 1140:"Justice Thembile Skweyiya" 852:"Justice Thembile Skweyiya" 692:best interests of the child 571:Judicial Service Commission 10: 2055: 2014:University of Natal alumni 694:, which Section 28 of the 597:High Court of South Africa 561:Hiatus from legal practice 403:He was also influenced by 386:Bachelor of Social Science 302:, Skweyiya specialised in 1958:Judiciary of South Africa 1938: 1775: 1762:Johann van der Westhuizen 1659: 1648: 1577: 1564: 896:"Skweyiya rests his case" 659:Johann van der Westhuizen 551:African National Congress 454:Natal Provincial Division 242: 230: 220: 209: 201: 189: 158: 153: 149: 137: 126: 119: 109: 99: 88: 81: 69: 57: 46: 39: 35: 23: 2039:Anti-apartheid activists 803:South African Government 334:Early life and education 286:. He was admitted as an 269:KwaZulu-Natal High Court 1435:University of Fort Hare 1331:The Mail & Guardian 1305:The Mail & Guardian 1279:The Mail & Guardian 1253:The Mail & Guardian 1225:The Mail & Guardian 1199:The Mail & Guardian 1144:Oxford Human Rights Hub 1114:The Mail & Guardian 1088:The Mail & Guardian 1044:Ellis, Stephen (1994). 900:The Mail & Guardian 756:University of Fort Hare 601:Kwa-Zulu Natal Division 509:In 1989, Skweyiya took 437:. He joined the bar in 384:, where he completed a 284:anti-apartheid politics 249:Thembile Lewis Skweyiya 163:Thembile Lewis Skweyiya 83:Judge of the High Court 1953:Courts of South Africa 765:delivered the eulogy. 593:University of Transkei 605:Eastern Cape Division 533:High Court of Namibia 529:High Court of Lesotho 513:, becoming the first 427:articles of clerkship 369:his younger brother, 184:Union of South Africa 2029:Civil rights lawyers 2024:Human rights lawyers 1994:South African judges 1597:Deputy Chief Justice 704:socioeconomic rights 671:Deputy Chief Justice 477:political detentions 425:Skweyiya served his 350:but matriculated at 1943:Law of South Africa 989:. 30 September 2015 727:Sexual Offences Act 636:Later in 2002, the 496:Amanzimtoti bombing 475:, cases concerning 382:University of Natal 280:University of Natal 261:civil rights lawyer 237:University of Natal 225:Healdtown Institute 16:South African judge 1777:Lists of judgments 1607:Mbuyiseli Madlanga 1489:. 3 September 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Index

The Honourable
Justice of the Constitutional Court
Thabo Mbeki
Nonkosi Mhlantla
Judge of the High Court
Natal
Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare
Makhenkesi Stofile
Worcester
Cape Province
Union of South Africa
Zola Skweyiya
Healdtown Institute
Alma mater
University of Natal
judge
Constitutional Court of South Africa
civil rights lawyer
apartheid
KwaZulu-Natal High Court
Western Cape
University of Natal
anti-apartheid politics
advocate
Supreme Court of South Africa
take silk
Durban
commercial law
civil law
anti-apartheid

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