Personal details
26 June 1956, Edinburgh, Scotland
Wife: Leila Patel
Two children
Education
- Matric: William Hills High School, Benoni
- BA University of the Witwatersrand
- LLB University of the Witwatersrand
- H Dip Tax Law University of the Witwatersrand
Professional history
- Acting Judge, Johannesburg High Court: January – September 2001
- Judge of the High Court: September 2001 – May 2005
- Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: June 2005 – September 2006
- Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal: 2006 to 2021
Publications on Legal Topics
- Founding Member of United Democratic Front (A Coalition of Anti-Apartheid Organisations):1983
- Awarded fellowships at Yale University: 1992 and New York University: 2005
- Awarded Fellowship at the Legal Resources Centre: 1982