Leonora van den Heever

Leonora van den Heever ( dem born am 9 July 1926) be former judge give de High Court of South Africa. She be South Africa' ein first female judge den de first woman wey dem appoint as judge give de Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa."Leonora van den Heever Papers". AtoM@UCT."Signing of the Civic Honours Book" (PDF). City of Cape Town. p. 13.Riding, Alan (31 March 2022). "The Paris Opera's Next Season". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

 Ein Early life den education 
Dem born Van den Heever for Windhoek insyd, de daughter give Toon van den Heever den Margaretha van den Heever (née Rautenbach). She attend de C&N Sekondêre Meisieskool Oranje wey dey Bloemfontein, after wey she plete ein tertiary studies for University of Pretoria, wer she obtain, cum laude, ein BA degree for English den Latin insyd wey edey follow plus MA degree, cum laude, for English insyd.Southwood, M. D. (1988). "Fathers and their children on our Bench" (PDF). Advocate. General Council of the Bar of South Africa: 21–27. She then teach for Normaalkollege wey dey Bloemfontein but, persuaded by ein poppy, she temporarily start dey work as judges dema registrar we she sana start ein LLB part-tym through de University of the Orange Free State, wey she graduate for 1951 insyd."Vroue-advokaat – amper 'n halfeeu gelede [Female Advocate – almost half a century ago]" (PDF). Advocate. General Council of the Bar of South Africa: 33–35. 1999.

 Career 
Van den Heever start dey practice as advocate for Bloemfontein Bar for 1952 insyd wey for 1968 insyd she cam turn senior advocate. For 1969 insyd, dem appoint am judge for de Northern Cape Division, thus she cam turn de first female judge for South Africa insyd. For 1979 isnyd, she start dey serve for de Bench of de Cape Provincial Division top wey from tym to tym for 1982 go 1985 insyd, na she be part of de Bophuthatswana Court of Appeal.

For 1991 insyd, she cam turn de first female judge wey dem appoint permanently gve de appellate division of de South African Supreme Court for Bloemfontein wer she serve till say she retire. After say she retire at age 70, she agree give sam work wey dey Cape Provincial Division wey she serve for sam number of years for de Appeal Benches of Lesotho den Swaziland top.

 Ein Oda interests 
Van den Heever continue ein love of literature, wey she rep two kiddies dema books, wey she sana rep short stories under sam pseudonym, for Sarie Magazine insyd. She sana act as sam trustee of de Ballet Benevolent Fund for CAPAB den as sam board member give de SA Youth Orchestra wey na she sana be de chairperson give de SA Library board.

 Ein Honours den awards 
Van den Heever receive de Chancellor's Medal from de University of Pretoria for 1996 insyd, sam honorary LLD from de University of Stellenbosch for 1997 insyd wey 1987 insyd, she receive Women's Bureau Achievement Award.

 Make you sana see 

 List of first women lawyers den judges for Africa insyd

 References 

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