John Stephen Curlewis

The Right Honourable
John Stephen Curlewis
The Right Honourable John Stephen Curlewis
6th Chief Justice of South Africa
	In office; 1936–1938
Preceded by	Sir John Wessels
Succeeded by	James Stratford
Judge of the Appellate Division
	In office; 1927–1936
Judge President of the Transvaal Supreme Court and Transvaal Provincial Division
	In office; 1924–1927
Preceded by	Sir Arthur Weir Mason
Succeeded by	Daniël de Waal
Personal details
Born	31 March 1863; Paarl, Cape Colony
Died	24 August 1940 (aged 77); Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Nationality	South African citizenship
Alma mater	University of Cape Town

John Stephen Curlewis, PC (31 March 1863 – 24 August 1940)[1] was a South African lawyer and judge who served as the Chief Justice of the Union of South Africa between 1936 and 1938.[2][3]^: 7

Background

Curlewis was born in Paarl, Cape Colony, the son of Rev. J.F. Curlewis the local rector at the Dutch Reformed Church.[3]^: 7 He was educated at the Diocesan College, Rondebosch, before joining the Cape Civil Service.[2][3]^: 7 He then took the LL.B at Cape University, and was called to the Bar of the Cape Supreme Court in 1887.[3]^: 7 He began to practice in Pretoria in 1888, before being appointed as a judge of the Transvaal High Court in 1903.[2][3]^: 7 In 1924 he became the Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division and in 1927 he was made a Judge of Appeal.[2][3]^: 7

Curlewis became Chief Justice of the Union of South Africa in 1936, and was made a Privy Counsellor the following year.[3]^: 7 He resigned from the bench in 1938.[3]^: 7 He was also acting Governor-General of South Africa in 1933 from June until December under a dormant commission that was invoked.[3]^: 7

References

Beyers, C. J. (1981). Dictionary of South African biography: Vol IV. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. p. 97. ISBN 0-409-09183-9.
Zimmermann, Reinhard (1996). Southern Cross: Civil Law and Common Law in South Africa. Clarendon Press. p. 124.
"The Right Hon. J. S. Curlewis. Former Chief Justice of South Africa". The Times (London). 26 August 1940 – via GALE.

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[1] Beyers, C. J. (1981). Dictionary of South African biography: Vol IV. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. p. 97. ISBN 0-409-09183-9.

[:0-2] Zimmermann, Reinhard (1996). Southern Cross: Civil Law and Common Law in South Africa. Clarendon Press. p. 124.

[Times-3] "The Right Hon. J. S. Curlewis. Former Chief Justice of South Africa". The Times (London). 26 August 1940 – via GALE.