The Lord de Villiers | |
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| 1st Chief Justice of South Africa | |
| In office 1910–1914 | |
| Monarch | King George V |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Rose Innes |
| Chief Justice of the Cape Colony | |
| In office 1874–1910 | |
| Monarchs | Queen Victoria King Edward VII |
| Succeeded by | position replaced by Chief Justice of South Africa |
| Attorney General of Cape Colony | |
| In office 1872–1874 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | William Porter |
| Succeeded by | Simeon Jacobs |
John Henry de Villiers, 1st Baron de Villiers, KCMG, PC (15 June 1842 – 2 September 1914) was a Cape lawyer and judge. He was Attorney-General in the Molteno Government, Chief Justice for the Cape Colony, and later the first Chief Justice for the Union of South Africa.[1] As the country's most senior judge for 40 of its formative years, De Villiers is often considered the most influential judge in South African history.[2]
- ^ Bisschop, W. R. (1915). "The Right Hon. Baron De Villiers of Wynberg, K.C.M.G.". Journal of the Society of Comparative Legislation. New Series. 15 (1). British Institute of International and Comparative Law: 2–4. JSTOR 752642.
- ^ Stolleis, Michael (2001). Juristen: ein biographisches Lexikon. Beck. p. 167.
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