John Stephen Curlewis

The Right Honourable
John Stephen Curlewis
6th Chief Justice of South Africa
In office
1936–1938
Preceded bySir John Wessels
Succeeded byJames 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 bySir Arthur Weir Mason
Succeeded byDaniël de Waal
Personal details
Born(1863-03-31)31 March 1863
Paarl, Cape Colony
Died24 August 1940(1940-08-24) (aged 77)
Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
NationalitySouth African citizenship
Alma materUniversity 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 

  1. ^ Beyers, C. J. (1981). Dictionary of South African biography: Vol IV. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. p. 97. ISBN 0-409-09183-9.
  2. ^ Zimmermann, Reinhard (1996). Southern Cross: Civil Law and Common Law in South Africa. Clarendon Press. p. 124.
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