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John Trengove
Judge of the Supreme Court
In office
1978–1986
DivisionAppellate Division
In office
1967–1978
DivisionTransvaal Provincial Division
Personal details
Born
John James Trengove

(1919-10-03)3 October 1919
Stellenbosch, Cape Province
Union of South Africa
Died5 July 2020(2020-07-05) (aged 100)
SpouseIzabel Trengove
Children4, including Wim
EducationStellenbosch Boys' High School
Alma materUniversity of Pretoria

John James Trengove (3 October 1919 – 5 July 2020) was a South African lawyer and judge who served in the Supreme Court of South Africa from 1967 until his retirement in 1986. He joined the bench in the Transvaal Provincial Division in 1967 and was elevated to the Appellate Division in 1978. Before his judicial appointment, he was a practising silk in Pretoria. He was an acting judge in the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 1995.

Early life and career

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Trengove was born on 3 October 1919 in Stellenbosch.[1] He matriculated at Stellenbosch Boys' High School in 1936 and attended the University of Pretoria, where he completed a BA cum laude in 1944 and an LLB cum laude in 1946.[1] Thereafter he practised as an advocate in Pretoria from 1946 to 1966, taking silk in 1960 and serving as chairman of the Pretoria Bar Council in 1966.[1] He was a junior prosecutor in the Treason Trial.[2]

Judicial career: 1967–1986

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In 1967, Trengove joined the bench of the Supreme Court of South Africa as a judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division. He served in that division for over a decade and was elevated to the Appellate Division in 1978.[1]

Retirement

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He took early retirement at the end of 1986.[1] However, during his retirement, he served stints as an acting judge in the Lesotho Court of Appeal, Swaziland Court of Appeal, High Court of Botswana, and High Court of Namibia.[1] He was also an acting judge in the post-apartheid Constitutional Court of South Africa for one term in 1995.[3] Most prominently, he was the inaugural Inspecting Judge at the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services, which was established in June 1998.[4]

Personal life

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He was married to Izabel Trengove (née Erasmus).[1] They had four children,[1] one of whom is prominent silk Wim Trengove.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Justice Trengove". Constitutional Court of South Africa. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ Johnson, R. W. (16 August 2007). "Rivonia Days". London Review of Books. Vol. 29, no. 16. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Waarnemende aanstellings". De Rebus (in Afrikaans): 482. August 1995.
  4. ^ McGrath, C.; Spuy, E. van der (17 July 2014). "Looking back: Insider views on the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services". South African Crime Quarterly. 48: 39–48. doi:10.4314/sacq.v48i1.4. hdl:11427/18552. ISSN 2413-3108.
  5. ^ Wicks, Bernadette (9 October 2021). "From presidents to paupers, Wim Trengove has defended them all". The Citizen. Retrieved 28 January 2024.