Edwin King

Edwin Leslie King SC (25 September 1929 – 28 May 2015) known as 'Sharkey', was a judge of the High Court of South Africa and Judge President of the Western Cape High Court.[1]

Edwin King
Judge President of the Western Cape High Court
In office
1998–2000
Preceded byGerald Friedman
Succeeded byJohn Hlophe
Deputy Judge President of the Western Cape High Court
In office
1997–1998
Preceded byHannes Fagan
Succeeded byJohn Hlophe
Judge of the High Court of South Africa
In office
1986–1997
Personal details
Born
Edwin Leslie King

(1929-09-25)25 September 1929
London, England, United Kingdom
Died28 May 2015(2015-05-28) (aged 85)
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
NationalitySouth African citizenship
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town

Early life and education

King was born in London on 25 September 1929, and immigrated to South Africa as a young child. He was educated at Western Province Preparatory School where he started as a boarder in 1936, aged six and in 1943, he went on to St. Andrew's College in Grahamstown. King received his tertiary education at the University of Cape Town where he obtained his law degree.[1][2]

Career

King started practicing as an advocate at the Cape Province Bar in 1956. In 1977, he took silk and continued to practice until 1986. Shortly after taking silk and in 1978, he was appointed acting judge for the first time. He regularly served as an acting judge, also at the Natal Provincial Division and in 1986, he was permanently appointed as judge of the Cape Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa.[2]

In 1994, he served on the Special Electoral Court which oversaw the 1994 South African elections. In 1997, King was appointed Deputy Judge President of the Western Cape High Court and in 1998, he was appointed Judge President of the court. He retired in 2000.[3]

King Commission

On 5 May 2000, the South African President Thabo Mbeki appointed a Commission of Inquiry into Cricket Match Fixing and Related Matters, with King as chairman.[4] The commission, known as the King Commission, investigated the issue of match-fixing by various South African cricketers and received wide publicity, partly as a result of the actions of the South African captain Hansie Cronje.[5]

References

  1. "Judge Edwin King" (PDF). WPPS. 2015. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. Marais, Robin (2015). "In Memoriam: Edwin Leslie King". South African Law Journal. 132: 971 via HeinOnline.
  3. "Row brewing over Judge King staying on". www.iol.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. "Final Report: Inquiry into Cricket Match Fixing and Related Matters" (PDF). South African Government. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. "The Cronje chronicles". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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