Personal
13 January 1964
Male
Education
Matric: (insert date) Spes Bona High School, Cape Town - 1982
Diploma Juris 1986 University of the Western Cape -1986
B.Proc: University of the Western Cape-1994
LLB: University of the Western Cape -1995
Professional
District and Regional Court Prosecutor 1990 – 1996
District Court Magistrate 1990 -1997
Regional Magistrate (Wynberg) – 1997 - 2007
Regional Court President for the Western Cape Division of the Regional Court- September 2007 - 2011
Acting Judge, Western Cape High Court: 10 October 2010 – 11 May 2011
Appointed Judge of the Western Cape High Court: 11 May 2011 – date
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal, 01 April 2025 - 31 May 2025
Memberships and other Official Appointments
Member of JOASA and Provincial Executive Committee of JOASA: 1996- 2000
Member of ARSMA and Member of ARMSA National Executive Committee: 2000-2011
Member of Magistrates' Commission: 2007- 2011
Member of the Local Organising Committee for the CMJA Conference (held in Cape Town): 2008
Chairperson for the Appointment Committee of District Court Magistrates- Cape Town: 2009
Chairperson for the Western Cape Advisory Committee for the Appointment of Sheriffs: 2009
Chairperson for the Lower Courts Case Flow Management Committee: 2007 -2011
Attended the CMJA Conference in the Turks and Caicos Islands as part of the South African Delegation and chaired a session on 'The Judiciary, Parliament And The Press': 2010
Other activities
Peer Facilitator for SAJEI: Training of District, Regional Magistrates and Judges:- Management of Criminal Trials; Hearsay Evidence; Electronic and Documentary Evidence; Judgment Writing incorporating aspects of Social Context; The South African Trafficking in Persons Act with particular reference to the Procedural and Sentencing aspects thereof: The challenges facing judicial officers in South Africa
Member of Western Province Rugby Football Union Disciplinary Committee: 1983 – 1985
Chairperson Western Province Rugby Football Union Disciplinary Committee: 2010
Dated : 22 May 2025
