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'''Lourens''' '''Wepener Hugo "Laurie" Ackermann''' (b 14 January 1934) is a former [[justice]] of the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa]], where he served from 1994 to 2004. |
'''Lourens''' '''Wepener Hugo "Laurie" Ackermann''' (b 14 January 1934) is a former [[justice]] of the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa]], where he served from 1994 to 2004. |
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Ackermann was born in [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]] and he matriculated from [[Pretoria Boys High School]] in 1950. He studied law at [[Stellenbosch University|Stellenbosch]] and [[Oxford University]], where he went in 1954 as a Cape [[Rhodes Scholar]]. Laurie served on the [[Lesotho]] Court of Appeal from 1988 to 1992 and as the [[Namibia]]n Supreme Court's acting judge of appeal from 1991 to 1992. He is married to Denise and has three children. |
Ackermann was born in [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]] and he matriculated from [[Pretoria Boys High School]] in 1950. He studied law at [[Stellenbosch University|Stellenbosch]] and [[Oxford University]], where he went in 1954 as a Cape [[Rhodes Scholar]]. Laurie served on the [[Lesotho]] Court of Appeal from 1988 to 1992 and as the [[Namibia]]n Supreme Court's acting judge of appeal from 1991 to 1992. He is married to Denise and has three children. |
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Ackermann was appointed to the newly formed Constitutional Court in 1994 after his nomination by President [[Nelson Mandela]]. |
Ackermann was appointed to the newly formed Constitutional Court in 1994 after his nomination by President [[Nelson Mandela]]. |
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He is an honorary fellow of [[Worcester College, Oxford]], his old college. |
He is an honorary fellow of [[Worcester College, Oxford]], his old college. |
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Revision as of 15:25, 28 April 2022
Lourens Wepener Hugo "Laurie" Ackermann (b 14 January 1934) is a former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, where he served from 1994 to 2004.
Ackermann was born in Pretoria, South Africa and he matriculated from Pretoria Boys High School in 1950. He studied law at Stellenbosch and Oxford University, where he went in 1954 as a Cape Rhodes Scholar. Laurie served on the Lesotho Court of Appeal from 1988 to 1992 and as the Namibian Supreme Court's acting judge of appeal from 1991 to 1992. He is married to Denise and has three children.
Ackermann was appointed to the newly formed Constitutional Court in 1994 after his nomination by President Nelson Mandela.
He is an honorary fellow of Worcester College, Oxford, his old college.
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- 1934 births
- Living people
- Justices of the Supreme Court of Namibia
- Judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
- People from Pretoria
- Afrikaner people
- South African people of Dutch descent
- Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford
- Stellenbosch University alumni
- South African Rhodes Scholars
- South African judges on the courts of Lesotho
- South African judges on the courts of Namibia