Dave Smuts Explained

Dave Smuts (David Smuts) is as of 2023 one of the four judges on the Supreme Court of Namibia[1] and the founder of the Legal Assistance Centre. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School.[2]

Smuts began practising law in 1980. He assisted in founding Namibia's largest newspaper The Namibian in 1985.[3] In 1988, Smuts founded Namibia's Legal Assistance Centre whose stated goal is to address human rights injustices perpetrated by apartheid era government in Namibia.[4] In 1992, he left the Legal Assistance Centre and started his own private practice.

Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court in 2015,[5] Smuts was appointed a judge in Namibia's High Court in 2010.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Namibia Superior courts. Supreme Court Judges. . 10 October 2023 . 2023 . ejustice.moj.na . Namibia Superior courts.
  2. News: American academy elects judge Smuts. Kahiurika. N. 16 May 2019. The Namibian. 15 August 2019. 15 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190815133405/https://www.namibian.com.na/188553/archive-read/American-academy-elects-judge-Smuts. dead.
  3. 1992. Namibia. Index on Censorship. 21. 4. 68–72. 10.1080/03064229208535345. free.
  4. Web site: History. Legal Assistance Centre. 15 August 2019. 18 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190818062224/http://www.lac.org.na/history.html. dead.
  5. News: Smuts sworn-in as Permanent Judge of Appeals. Endjala. S. 6 February 2015. NAMPA. 15 August 2019.
  6. News: Smuts to join High Court bench. Menges. W. 20 December 2010. The Namibian. 15 August 2019.

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