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Pierre Rabie

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Africa and the Middle East

Pieter Jacobus Rabie, known as Pierre Rabie (30 January 1917 to 28 December 1997), was a South African judge who served as the fifteenth Chief Justice of South Africa from 1982 to 1989, during the apartheid period. Born in the Free State province, he served as a judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division from 1966 to 1971 and then as a judge of the Appellate Division from 1971 to 1982 before his appointment as Chief Justice. He was succeeded by Michael Corbett in 1989. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Role (category)
Judge 1
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Chief Justice 1
Role
Senior South African judge during the apartheid era and served as Chief Justice from 1982 to 1989 1
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Gender
Male 1
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1. Pierre Rabie (judge) (Wikipedia)
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    Pieter Jacobus "Pierre" Rabie (1917-1997) was a senior South African judge during the apartheid era and served as Chief Justice from 1982 to 1989.
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    Pierre" Rabie (1917-1997) was a senior South African judge during the apartheid era and served as Chief Justice from 1982 to 1989.
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