Personal
7 December 1960, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Wife: Karin Meyer
One child
Education
Matric: (1978) Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch
BA (Law) (1981) University of Stellenbosch
LLB (1983) University of Stellenbosch
Professional History
Practicing advocate: Johannesburg Bar (1986 – 2007)
Appointed senior advocate (2004)
Acting Judge; Johannesburg High Court (07/03/2005 - 24/03/2005)
Acting Judge; Johannesburg High Court (20/02/2006 - 24/02/2006)
Acting Judge; Johannesburg High Court (29/05/2006 - 01/06/2006)
Acting Judge; Johannesburg High Court (09/10/2006 - 10/11/2006)
Acting Judge; Johannesburg High Court (30/04/2007 - 11/05/2007)
Acting Judge; Johannesburg High Court (27/08/2007 - 12/11/2007)
Judge; Johannesburg High Court: 12 November 2007
Acting Judge; Supreme Court of Appeal (01/04/2013 – 30/11/2013)
Acting Judge; Supreme Court of Appeal (01/10/2014 – 31/05/2015)
Acting Judge; Supreme Court of Appeal (01/10/2017 – 30/11/2017)
Acting Judge; Supreme Court of Appeal (01/10/2021 – 31/05/2022)
Judge; Supreme Court of Appeal (01/12/2022)
Publications, Awards and Other Activities
Contributor to Motion Court Manual for pupil advocacy training at the Johannesburg Bar (1995)
Contributor to course materials used for an Orientation Course of Newly Appointed Judges and for the training programmes of Aspirant Judges (2012-2014)
Participated in offering an Orientation Course for Newly Appointed Judges, Judicial Training Programmes for Regional Magistrates, Basic and Advanced Aspirant Judges Training Courses, an Aspirant Judges Mentorship Programme at the High Court, Johannesburg and in Advocacy Training Programmes (2012-2014)
Contributor to Essays in honour of Frans Malan Former Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal edited by Coenraad Visser and JT Pretorius (2014)
Participated as a mentor in the annual Mentorship Programme offered by the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women to final year law students at UJ, Unisa and Wits (2018 – 2020)
Management Committee member of the Vereniging Hugo de Groot, a Body responsible for the Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg (THRHR) 14 February 2023 to date.