The Supreme Court of Appeal, formerly known as the Appellate Division, is a court of appeal in South Africa below the Constitutional Court, and it is located in Bloemfontein. It was the country's apex court from 1910 to 1994, was displaced in constitutional matters by the Constitutional Court in 1994, and was displaced in all matters by 2013. Bloemfontein is traditionally called the judicial capital of South Africa because of the court. Its judges are appointed by the President on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, and appeals from it go to the Constitutional Court.
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The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), formerly known as the Appellate Division, is the second-highest court of appeal in South Africa below the Constitutional Court.
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The country's apex court from 1910 to 1994, it no longer holds that position, having been displaced in constitutional matters by the Constitutional Court in 1994, and in all matters by 2013.
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The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), formerly known as the Appellate Division, is the second-highest court of appeal in South Africa below the Constitutional Court.
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The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), formerly known as the Appellate Division, is the second-highest court of appeal in South Africa below the Constitutional Court.
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Wikidata Q2368304, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source William Henry Solomon (Wikipedia)
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Sir William Henry Solomon (25 September 1852-3 June 1930) was a judge of the Appellate Division from 1910 to 1929 and Chief Justice of South Africa from 1927 to 1929.
Jacob de Villiers (Wikipedia)
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Jacob Abraham Jeremy de Villiers (14 December 1868-16 September 1932) was a judge of the Appellate Division from 1920 to 1932 and Chief Justice of South Africa from 1929 to 1932.
Ernest Frederick Watermeyer (Wikipedia)
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In 1937, he was promoted to the Supreme Court's Appellate Division.
Pierre Rabie (judge) (Wikipedia)
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In 1970 he acted for the first time as a judge of the appellate division of the South African Supreme Court and 1971 he was permanently appointed to the Supreme Court of Appeal.
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