Jacobus Wilhelmus van Zijl QC (22 December 1909 – 22 January 1992) was a South African judge and Judge President of the Cape Provincial Division of the Supreme Court from 1975 until 1979.
Helm van Zijl | |
|---|---|
| Judge President of the Cape Provincial Division | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Theo van Wyk |
| Succeeded by | Jack Watermeyer |
| Judge of the Cape Provincial Division of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 1950–1975 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacobus Wilhelmus van Zijl 22 December 1909 Cape Town, Cape Colony |
| Died | 22 January 1992 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | Stellenbosch University |
| Profession | Advocate |
Early life and education
editVan Zijl was born in Cape Town, the son of justice, Hendrik Stephanus van Zyl and his wife, Dorothy Constantia Sauer.[1] He matriculated at Rondebosch Boys' High School, after which he studied law at the University of Stellenbosch.[2]
Career
editVan Zijl started practicing as an advocate in 1933 and became a member of the Cape Bar. In 1950 he was permanently appointed a judge to the Cape Provincial Division of the Supreme Court.[2] After the death of Justice Theo van Wyk in 1975, he was appointed as Judge President of the Cape Division. [3]
In 1950, the South African government set up a Press Commission to monitor the activities of the press and van Zijl was appointed its first chairman.[4]
References
edit- ^ GISA (2008). South African Genealogies Vol 17, X – Z & Addendum. Stellenbosch: Genealogical Institute of South Africa. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-7972-1216-9. OCLC 42873059.
- ^ a b Who's who of Southern Africa 1962. Johannesburg: Wootton & Gibson (PTY) LTD. 1962. p. 772.
- ^ Friedman, Gerald; Gauntlett, Jeremy (2013). Bar, bench & bullshifters : Cape tales 1950-1990. Cape Town, South Africa: Siber Ink. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-920025-69-4. OCLC 846790131.
- ^ Kolbe, Hilton Robert (2005). "The South African print media: from apartheid to transformation". ro.uow.edu.au.