Eric Leach | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal | |
| In office 1 December 2009 – 1 June 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Jacob Zuma |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 28 June 1993 – 30 November 2009 | |
| Appointed by | F. W. de Klerk |
| Division | Eastern Cape |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lorimer Eric Leach 17 August 1952 Port Elizabeth, Cape Province Union of South Africa |
| Education | Hilton College |
| Alma mater | Rhodes University University of Natal |
Lorimer Eric Leach (born 17 August 1952) is a South African retired judge who served in the Supreme Court of Appeal from 2009 to 2020. He is best known for writing the judgement in which the Supreme Court found Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder. Before his elevation to the appellate court, he was a judge of the Eastern Cape Division from 1993 to 2009, and he practised as an advocate in Grahamstown from 1976 to 1993, taking silk in 1990.