Johan Froneman | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Constitutional Court | |
| In office 11 October 2009 – 31 May 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Jacob Zuma |
| Deputy Judge President of the Labour Court | |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Appointed by | Nelson Mandela |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 1994 – 10 October 2009 | |
| Appointed by | F.W. de Klerk |
| Division | Eastern Cape |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johan Coenraad Froneman 10 February 1953 East London, Cape Province Union of South Africa |
| Spouse | Sonette Froneman |
| Education | Grey College, Bloemfontein |
| Alma mater | Stellenbosch University University of South Africa |
Johan Coenraad Froneman (born 10 February 1953) is a South African retired judge who was a justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from October 2009 to May 2020. He joined the judiciary as a judge of the Eastern Cape Division in 1994 and was elevated to the apex court by President Jacob Zuma. He was also the inaugural Deputy Judge President of the Labour Court of South Africa between 1996 and 1999.
A native Afrikaans speaker, Froneman grew up in Cathcart in rural Eastern Cape. Before his appointment to the bench, he was an advocate in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, where he entered practice in 1980 and took silk in 1990. He retired from the judiciary in May 2020.