Personal:

13 February 1954

Partner: Gillian Becks

Education:

BA (1975) University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg)

LLB (1977) University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg)

Professional History:

Admitted as advocate of the High Court of Rhodesia (September 1978)

Public Prosecutor and State Advocate, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (December 1977 -1981)

Senior Public Prosecutor, Bulawayo, and Attorney-General’s representative in Matabeleland and West Midlands (1981)

Articled clerk at Francis Thompson & Aspden, Cape Town (1982-83)

Admitted as attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (January 1984)

Professional Assistant at Francis Thompson & Aspden, Cape Town (1984)

Admitted as advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (13 February 1985)

Practising advocate at the Cape Bar, Cape Town (July 1985 - September 2009)

Appointed Senior Counsel (November 2000)

Acting Judge in the Cape Provincial Division for various periods between January 2001 and June 2009.

Judge of the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division (12 October 2009)

Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal (1 October 2023 -30 November 2023)

Other Activities

Small Claims Court Commissioner (1993-2005)

Member of Cape Bar Council (2004-2005)

Vice Chairperson, Cape Bar Council (2005-2007)

Chairperson, Cape Bar Council (2007-2008)

Executive member, General Council of the Bar of South Africa (2008-2009)

Advocacy trainer (2010-2022)

Publications:

‘Lost in translation: The need for the judicious use of comparative law’, 2017 (2) JCCL&P 1.

Personal                                 

03 December 1960

Education

Matric: Grassy Park High School, 1979

B Iuris: University of Western Cape, 1986

LLB: University of Western Cape, 1992

Kairos Projects: Women’s Management Programme, 1999 to 2000

Canada South African Justice Linkage Project: Judicial Skills Training Course, 2000

Justice College: Social Context in Judicial Decision Making Course for Magistrates,2000

Deutsche Schule Kaapstadt: German Language, 2001

Woolworths: Personal Leadership Programme, 2002

Woolworths: Leadership Development Programme, 2002

National Prosecuting Authority: Middle Management I, 2004

Office of Chief Justice/Department of Justice: Judicial Training for Aspirant Women Judges, June 2007

Office of Chief Justice/Department of Justice: Judicial Training for Aspirant Women Judges, April 2008

Professional History

Admitted as an advocate of the High Court of South Africa: 3 September 1993

The National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa: Prosecutor, 11 February 1986 to 28 February 1991

Department of Justice: Magistrate, 1 March 1991 to 31 July 2001

Peoples Family Law Centre: Director, 1 December 2001 to 30 June 2003

National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa: Senior State Advocate (within the Asset Forfeiture Unit), 1 July 2003 to 30 September 2008

Acting Judge: Western Cape High Court, October 2008 to 25 August 2009

Judge: Western Cape High Court, 26 August 2009 to present

Acting Judge Supreme Court of Appeal, June 2015 to 31 May 2016

Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal, 1 December 2023 to 31 March 2024, 01 April -31 May 2024

Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal, 01 June - 30 September 2024

Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal, 01 December 2024

Personal

Born 27 May 1962 in Schweizer-Reneke

Education
Matric (1980) – Hoërskool Schweizer-Reneke

B.Iuris (1983) University of the North West

LLB (1985) – University of Pretoria

Professional History

Admitted as an advocate (1986)
Practice as an advocate at the Pretoria Bar (1987 - 2010)
Senior Counsel status conferred during 2004.
Acting appointments during 2005,2006,2007 and 2009
Judge of the High Court, Gauteng Division Pretoria (2010)

Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal, 1 December 2023 to 31 March 2024

Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 April -31 May 2024

Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal, 01 April - 31 May 2025

Other Activities

Member of the Pretoria Bar Council (2005)
Served on several Sub-committees at the Pretoria Bar inter alia the ethics committee, transformation committee, disciplinary committee.
Assisted with training and mentoring of advocates and pupils during my tenure at the bar.
Assisted with workshops and training of advocates since elevation to the Bench.
Served and are still serving on various committees at the Gauteng High Court Division, Pretoria.

Personal

Ronèl Gertruida Tolmay

Born 27 May 1962 in Schweizer-Reneke

Education

Matric (1980) – Hoërskool Schweizer-Reneke B.Iuris (1983) – University of the North West LLB (1985) – University of Pretoria

Professional History

Admitted as an advocate (1986) 

Practice as an advocate at the Pretoria Bar (1987 - 2010)

Senior Counsel status conferred during 2004.

Acting appointments during 2005,2006,2007 and 2009

Judge of the High Court, Gauteng Division Pretoria (2010)

Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal 1 December 2023- 31 March 2024

Other Activities

Member of the Pretoria Bar Council (2005)

Served on several Sub-committees at the Pretoria Bar inter alia the ethics committee, transformation committee, disciplinary committee.

Assisted with training and mentoring of advocates and pupils during my tenure at the bar.

Assisted with workshops and training of advocates since elevation to the Bench.

Served and are still serving on various committees at the Gauteng High Court Division, Pretoria.