James Rose Innes | |
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| 2nd Chief Justice of South Africa | |
| In office 1914–1927 | |
| Preceded by | John Henry de Villiers |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Henry Solomon |
| Judge of the Appellate Division | |
| In office 1910–1927 | |
| Chief Justice of the Transvaal Supreme Court | |
| In office 1902–1910 | |
| Member of the Cape Parliament | |
| In office 1884–1902 | |
| Constituency | Victoria East Cape Town |
| Attorney-General of the Cape Colony | |
| In office 1900–1902 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Sprigg |
| Governor | Lord Milner Walter Hely-Hutchinson |
| Preceded by | Richard Solomon |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Graham |
| In office 1890–1893 | |
| Prime Minister | Cecil Rhodes |
| Governor | Henry Brougham Loch |
| Preceded by | Thomas Upington |
| Succeeded by | W. P. Schreiner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1855 Grahamstown, Cape Colony |
| Died | 16 January 1942 (aged 87) Kenilworth, Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Spouse | Jessie Dods Pringle |
| Children | Dorothy von Moltke (nee Rose-Innes) |
| Education | Templeton High School, Bedford, South Africa |
| Alma mater | Gill College Cape University |
| Profession | Barrister |
Sir James Rose Innes KCMG PC KC (8 January 1855 – 16 January 1942) was the Chief Justice of South Africa from 1914 to 1927 and, in the view of many, its greatest ever judge.[1][2] Before becoming a judge he was a member of the Cape Parliament, the Cape Colony's Attorney-General, and a prominent critic of Cecil John Rhodes. His grandson was Helmuth James Graf von Moltke, a prominent opponent of the Third Reich.