Peter Schutz (judge)
Peter Schutz | |
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| Born | 1932 Carnarvon, Cape Province Union of South Africa |
| Died | August 2004 (age 71) Johannesburg, Gauteng Republic of South Africa |
W. Peter Schutz (1932–2004) was a South African judge who served in the Supreme Court of Appeal between 1995 and 2004. Formerly a practising advocate, he joined the judiciary in 1991 as a judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division.
Life and career
Schutz was born in 1932 in Carnarvon in the Northern Cape (then the Cape Province).[1] He joined the bar in February 1956 and took silk in June 1976.[1] He took office as a judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa on 1 January 1991, and he was elevated to the Appellate Division with effect from 1 April 1995.[1] He remained in the appellate court after it was reconfigured as the Supreme Court of Appeal, and he served until his death in August 2004.[2]
His notable judgments included Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism v Phambili Fisheries, which was reviewed in the Constitutional Court as Bato Star Fishing v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Die Appelafdeling: Regter Pierre Olivier" (PDF). Consultus (in Afrikaans). 8 (1): 60–61. April 1995.
- ^ Barron, Chris (22 August 2004). "Obituary: Peter Schutz". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 April 2025 – via AllAfrica.
- ^ "Judges must stick their noses in govt's business". The Mail & Guardian. 25 June 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
External links
- "We remember... The late Judge Peter Schutz" in Advocate (2004)