Leonora van den Heever
| Sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | South Africa |
| Given name | Leonora |
| Family name | Van den Heever |
| Date of birth | 9 July 1926 |
| Place dem born am | Windhoek |
| Puppie | Toon van den Heever |
| Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa sign | English, Latin |
| Occupation | lawyer, judge |
| Position dem hold | Senior Counsel, judge, Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa |
| Educate for | University of Pretoria, University of the Free State |
| Work location | Lesotho, Eswatini |
Leonora van den Heever ( dem born am 9 July 1926) be former judge give de High Court of South Africa. She be South Africa' ein first female judge den de first woman wey dem appoint as judge give de Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa.[1][2][3]
Ein Early life den education[edit | edit source]
Dem born Van den Heever for Windhoek insyd, de daughter give Toon van den Heever den Margaretha van den Heever (née Rautenbach). She attend de C&N Sekondêre Meisieskool Oranje wey dey Bloemfontein, after wey she plete ein tertiary studies for University of Pretoria, wer she obtain, cum laude, ein BA degree for English den Latin insyd wey edey follow plus MA degree, cum laude, for English insyd.[4] She then teach for Normaalkollege wey dey Bloemfontein but, persuaded by ein poppy, she temporarily start dey work as judges dema registrar we she sana start ein LLB part-tym through de University of the Orange Free State, wey she graduate for 1951 insyd.[5]
Career[edit | edit source]
Van den Heever start dey practice as advocate for Bloemfontein Bar for 1952 insyd wey for 1968 insyd she cam turn senior advocate. For 1969 insyd, dem appoint am judge for de Northern Cape Division, thus she cam turn de first female judge for South Africa insyd.[4] For 1979 isnyd, she start dey serve for de Bench of de Cape Provincial Division top wey from tym to tym for 1982 go 1985 insyd, na she be part of de Bophuthatswana Court of Appeal.
For 1991 insyd, she cam turn de first female judge wey dem appoint permanently gve de appellate division of de South African Supreme Court for Bloemfontein wer she serve till say she retire. After say she retire at age 70, she agree give sam work wey dey Cape Provincial Division wey she serve for sam number of years for de Appeal Benches of Lesotho den Swaziland top.[2]
Ein Oda interests[edit | edit source]
Van den Heever continue ein love of literature, wey she rep two kiddies dema books, wey she sana rep short stories under sam pseudonym, for Sarie Magazine insyd.[1] She sana act as sam trustee of de Ballet Benevolent Fund for CAPAB den as sam board member give de SA Youth Orchestra wey na she sana be de chairperson give de SA Library board.[2]
Ein Honours den awards[edit | edit source]
Van den Heever receive de Chancellor's Medal from de University of Pretoria for 1996 insyd, sam honorary LLD from de University of Stellenbosch for 1997 insyd wey 1987 insyd, she receive Women's Bureau Achievement Award.[2]
Make you sana see[edit | edit source]
- List of first women lawyers den judges for Africa insyd
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leonora van den Heever Papers". AtoM@UCT.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Signing of the Civic Honours Book" (PDF). City of Cape Town. p. 13.
- ↑ Riding, Alan (31 March 2022). "The Paris Opera's Next Season". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Southwood, M. D. (1988). "Fathers and their children on our Bench" (PDF). Advocate. General Council of the Bar of South Africa: 21–27.
- ↑ "Vroue-advokaat – amper 'n halfeeu gelede [Female Advocate – almost half a century ago]" (PDF). Advocate. General Council of the Bar of South Africa: 33–35. 1999.