List of justices of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe
This article lists current and former justices of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe.
List of justices
[edit]Chief justices
[edit]All justices
[edit]The following table lists all former justices of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, including both chief justices and puisne justices. The list also includes former Rhodesian justices who remained on the bench after independence in 1980. For the Rhodesian justices, the appointment date indicates the date they were appointed to the High Court of Rhodesia, which was superseded by the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe. The start date of the Rhodesian justices' tenure, however, is 18 April 1980, the date that the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe came into being.
| Justice | Appointed | Tenure | Appointed by | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Macdonald* | 1958 | 18 April 1980 – 30 April 1980 (Retired) |
Edgar Whitehead | [1] |
| Harry Elinder Davies | 1964 | 18 April 1980 – 24 June 1980 (Retired) |
Humphrey Gibbs | [1] |
| John Vernon Radcliffe Lewis | 1970 | 18 April 1980 – 1982 (Retired) |
Clifford Dupont | [1] |
| Bennie Goldin | 8 May 1980 | 8 May 1980 – 1981 (Retired) |
Canaan Banana | [1][2] |
| Leo Baron | 8 May 1980 | 8 May 1980 – 1983 (Retired) |
[1][2] | |
| Charles Edward Lukin Beck | 8 May 1980 | 8 May 1980 – ? | [2] | |
| Enoch Dumbutshena* | 8 May 1980 | 8 May 1980 – 1990 (Retired) |
[2][3] | |
| John Fieldsend* | May 1980 | July 1980 – February 1983 (Resigned) |
[2] | |
| Anthony Gubbay* | 1983 | 1983 – 1 July 2001 (Resigned) |
[4][5] | |
| Telford Georges* | February 1983 | March 1983 – February 1984 (Retired) |
[6] | |
| Nicholas McNally | 1984 | 1984 – 31 December 2001 (Resigned) |
[4][7] | |
| John Manyarara | January 1987 | January 1987 – 1992 (Retired) |
[8] | |
| Ahmed Ebrahim | 1990 | 1990 – May 2002 (Retired) |
Robert Mugabe | [9][10] |
| Simbarashe Muchechetere | 1992 | 1992 – 27 December 2001 (Died) |
[9] | |
| Wilson Sandura | 1998 | 1998 – July 2011 (Retired) |
[9][11] | |
| Godfrey Chidyausiku* | March 2001 | March 2001 – 28 February 2017 (Retired) |
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| Misheck Cheda | July 2001 | July 2001 – 2012 (Retired) |
[9][12] | |
| Vernanda Ziyambi | July 2001 | July 2001 – 30 November 2016 (Retired) |
[9][13] | |
| Luke Malaba* | July 2001 | July 2001 – | [9] | |
| Elizabeth Gwaunza | 2002 | 2002 – | ||
| Rita Makarau | 2006 | 2006 – 20 May 2021 (Appointed to Constitutional Court) |
[14] | |
| Paddington Garwe | 2010 | 2010 – 20 May 2021 (Appointed to Constitutional Court) |
[14] | |
| Yunus Omerjee (Acting) |
2011 | 2011 – 4 April 2013 (Resigned) |
[15] | |
| Anne-Marie Gowora | November 2011 | 2 May 2012 – 20 May 2021 (Acting from 1 January 2012) (Appointed to Constitutional Court) |
[14] | |
| Ben Hlatshwayo | May 2013 | 22 May 2013 – 20 May 2021 (Appointed to Constitutional Court) |
[14][16] | |
| Bharat Patel | May 2013 | 22 May 2013 – 20 May 2021 (Appointed to Constitutional Court) |
[14][16] | |
| Antonia Guvava | November 2013 | November 2013 – | ||
| Chinembiri Bhunu | 16 September 2015 | 16 September 2015 – | ||
| Susan Mavangira | 16 September 2015 | 16 September 2015 – | ||
| Tendai Uchena | 16 September 2015 | 16 September 2015 – | ||
| Vernanda Ziyambi (Acting) |
6 February 2017 | 6 February 2017 – 2 July 2019 | Godfrey Chidyausiku | [17][18] |
| Francis Bere | 11 May 2018 | 11 May 2018 – 15 October 2020 (Removed) |
Emmerson Mnangagwa | [19][20] |
| Lavender Makoni | 11 May 2018 | 11 May 2018 – | [19] | |
| Charles Hungwe | 26 June 2019 | 30 June 2019 – | [21] | |
| Nicholas Mathonsi | 26 June 2019 | 30 June 2019 – | [21] | |
| Felistus Chatukuta | 3 June 2021 | 3 June 2021 – | [22] | |
| Alfas Chitakunye | 3 June 2021 | 3 June 2021 – | [22] | |
| George Chiweshe | 3 June 2021 | 3 June 2021 – | [22] | |
| Samuel Kudya | 3 June 2021 | 3 June 2021 – | [22] | |
| Joseph Musakwa | 3 June 2021 | 3 June 2021 – | [22] | |
| Hlekani Mwayera | 3 June 2021 | 3 June 2021 – | [22] | |
| *served as Chief Justice for all or part of their Supreme Court tenure | ||||
References
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