University of Pretoria Faculty of Law - Alumni

Alumni

Well known alumni include:

• Johann van der Westhuizen is a judge in the Constitutional Court of South Africa. He was appointed to the bench in 2004 by Thabo Mbeki. He was previously a professor at the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law and the founding director of the Centre for Human Rights. He currently sits on the board of the Centre for Human Rights and the University of Pretoria Council.
• Johann Kriegler is a former Constitutional Court and Appeal Court judge from South Africa. He is currently a board member of the University of South Africa Law Faculty, board member of the University of Pretoria Centre for Human Rights.
• Christof Heyns – Former Director (1999–2006) of the Centre for Human Rights is a Professor of Human Rights Law, Co-director of the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa at the University of Pretoria and United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
• Dire Tladi – Principal State Law Adviser for International Law for the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation and South Africa Mission to the United Nations. Member of the United Nations International Law Commission.
• Judge Anna-maria de Vos
• Judge Frikkie Eloff (President of the Convocation)
• Judge Antonie Gildenhuys
• Judge Louis Harms (Supreme Court of Appeal)
• Prof Papa Maithufi: Academic, SA Law Commission
• Prof Jannie Otto
• Judge Piet Streicher (Supreme Court of Appeal)
• Judge Willie Seriti
• Prof Susan Scott
• Judge John Trengove
• Advocate Wim Trengove
• Advocate Kobus van Rooyen
• Prof Derek van der Merwe
• Judge Deon van Zyl
• Judge Leonora van den Heever
• Judge Willem van der Merwe
• Prof Marinus Wiechers