Michael Mathealira Ramodibedi was a jurist from Lesotho who lived from 1945 to 2019 and built a judicial career across several southern African Commonwealth countries. He earned his law degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1974, began practicing law that year, and became a High Court judge in Lesotho by 1986. He went on to serve as President of the Court of Appeal of Seychelles from 2004 and held appellate judicial posts in Lesotho and Botswana, before serving as Chief Justice of the High Court of Swaziland from 2010 until King Mswati III dismissed him for misconduct on 17 June 2015.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Lesotho, nationality there.
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1. Michael Ramodibedi (Wikipedia)
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A graduate of the University of Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, he began his law career in Lesotho, and would later go on to hold positions on the bench there as well as in Seychelles and Botswana.
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Michael Mathealira Ramodibedi was a jurist from Lesotho who has served on the courts of several Commonwealth countries in Africa.
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After Ramodibedi refused in April to step down as President of the Court of Appeal, the Ministry of Justice moved to seize his official cars; he went to the Constitutional Court to dispute the legality of this move.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Michael Ramodibedi
Wikidata Q16107047, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1945
Wikidata Q16107047, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1945-04-24
Wikidata Q16107047, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 2019
Wikidata Q16107047, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2019-08-15
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