Johan Coenraad Froneman, SC (born 10 February 1953) is a South African former judge who served as a Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

Early life

Froneman grew up in

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and was educated at Grey College, Bloemfontein,

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and the

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. He obtained his law degree from the

in 1977. He did his military service with the

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. He commenced practice as an advocate in 1980 and

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in 1990.

Judicial career

In 1994, Froneman was appointed as a judge of the Eastern Cape Provincial Division of the Supreme Court, now known as the Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown. In 1996 he was appointed the first Deputy Judge President of the newly established

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and Labour Appeal Court, a position which he held until 1999. In 2002 he served as an acting judge in the Supreme Court of Appeal. In October 2009, he was appointed to the

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Jacob Zuma. He retired on 31 May 2020.

Other positions

Froneman was an extraordinary professor in public law at the University of Stellenbosch from 2003 to 2008 and held visiting appointments at

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and the

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during periods of judicial leave.

References

Judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa 20th-century South African judges Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein Stellenbosch University alumni University of South Africa alumni People from East London, Eastern Cape South African Senior Counsel Afrikaner people 1954 births Living people 21st-century South African judges {{SouthAfrica-law-bio-stub