Leonora van den Heever

Leonora van den Heever
Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
In office
1991–1996
Judge of the High Court of South Africa
In office
1969–1990
Personal details
Born (1926-07-09) 9 July 1926 (age 98)
Windhoek, South West Africa
NationalitySouth African
SpouseChristo Neethling
RelationsToon van den Heever
Alma materUniversity of Pretoria
University of the Free State

Leonora van den Heever (born 9 July 1926) is a former judge of the High Court of South Africa. She is South Africa's first female judge and the first woman to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Leonora van den Heever Papers". AtoM@UCT.
  2. ^ "Signing of the Civic Honours Book" (PDF). City of Cape Town. p. 13.
  3. ^ Riding, Alan (31 March 2022). "The Paris Opera's Next Season". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 April 2022.