Ronnie Bosielo | |
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Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal | |
In office 1 October 2009 – 15 May 2018 | |
Appointed by | Jacob Zuma |
Judge of the High Court | |
In office 29 January 2001 – 30 September 2009 | |
Appointed by | Thabo Mbeki |
Division | Gauteng |
Personal details | |
Born | Lebotsang Orphan Bosielo 19 August 1957 Johannesburg, Transvaal Union of South Africa |
Died | 15 May 2018 Johannesburg, Gauteng Republic of South Africa | (aged 60)
Spouse | Shirley Bosielo |
Alma mater | University of the North University of Johannesburg |
Lebotsang Orphan "Ronnie" Bosielo (19 August 1957 – 15 May 2018) was a South African judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal. Formerly a judge of the High Court of South Africa, he served in the appellate court from October 2009 until his death in May 2018. He was an acting judge in the Constitutional Court in 2012 and 2016, and he was thrice nominated unsuccessfully for permanent appointment to the apex court.
Born in Johannesburg, Bosielo grew up in the North West Province, where he practised as an attorney between 1986 and 1998. Thereafter he practised briefly as an advocate in Johannesburg before he was appointed to the Gauteng Division of the High Court in January 2001.