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Leona Theron, the Glossary

Leona Valerie Theron (born 7 November 1966) is a judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.^[1]

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Judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Judges of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court
South African women judges
South African women lawyers

Advocate

An advocate is a professional in the field of law.

Apartheid

Apartheid (especially South African English) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s.

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Articled clerk

Articled clerk is a title used in Commonwealth countries for one who is studying to be an accountant or a lawyer.

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A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Bachelor of Laws

A Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners.

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Bantustan

A Bantustan (also known as a Bantu homeland, a black homeland, a black state or simply known as a homeland) was a territory that the National Party administration of South Africa set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia), as a part of its policy of apartheid.

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Carole Lewis

Carole Hélène Lewis (born 26 October 1953) is a South African retired judge and legal academic. Leona Theron and Carole Lewis are 21st-century South African judges, judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal (South Africa) and south African women judges.

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Coloureds

Coloureds (Kleurlinge) refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in South Africa who have ancestry from African, European, and Asian people.

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Commonwealth Foundation

The Commonwealth Foundation (CF) is an intergovernmental organisation that was established by the Commonwealth Heads of Government in 1966, a year after its sister organisation, the Commonwealth Secretariat.

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Community property (United States) also called community of property (South Africa) is a marital property regime whereby property acquired during a marriage is considered to be owned by both spouses and subject to division between them in the event of divorce.

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Constitutional Court of South Africa

The Constitutional Court of South Africa is a supreme constitutional court established by the Constitution of South Africa, and is the apex court in the South African judicial system, with general jurisdiction.

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Customary law in South Africa

South African customary law refers to a usually uncodified legal system developed and practised by the indigenous communities of South Africa.

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Democratic Alliance (South Africa)

The Democratic Alliance is a South African political party which is a part of the current South African Government of National Unity (GNU) together with the African National Congress (ANC), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), and several others.

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Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is the justice department of the South African government.

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Durban

Durban (eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

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Eastern Cape Division

The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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Edwin Cameron

Edwin Cameron (born 15 February 1953 in Pretoria) is a retired judge who served as a Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Leona Theron and Edwin Cameron are 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges, judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal (South Africa).

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Electoral Commission of South Africa

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (often referred to as the Independent Electoral Commission or IEC) is South Africa's election management body, an independent organisation established under chapter nine of the Constitution.

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Ethnic groups in South Africa

Racial groups in South Africa have a variety of origins.

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Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.

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Gender diversity

Gender diversity is equitable representation of people of different genders.

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Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.

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Georgetown University Law Center

The Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, a private research university in Washington, D.C., United States.

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High Court of South Africa

The High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law in South Africa.

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International Association of Women Judges

The International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) is a non-profit non governmental organization founded in 1991 whose members are judges from around the world committed to equal justice for women.

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International Labour Organization

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards.

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Jacob Zuma

Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018.

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Johann van der Westhuizen

Johann Vincent van der Westhuizen (born 26 May 1952) is a South African who served on the Constitutional Court of South Africa from February 2004 to January 2016. Leona Theron and Johann van der Westhuizen are 21st-century South African judges and judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

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Judge

A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges.

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Judicial Service Commission (South Africa)

The Judicial Service Commission is a body specially constituted by the South African Constitution to recommend persons for appointment to the judiciary of South Africa.

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KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal (also referred to as KZN; nicknamed "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province.

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KwaZulu-Natal Division

The KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

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Mail & Guardian

The Mail & Guardian, formerly the Weekly Mail, is a South African weekly newspaper and website, published by M&G Media in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Mangosuthu University of Technology

Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) is a university of technology situated in Umlazi near the city of Durban, South Africa, on a site overlooking the Indian Ocean.

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Master of Laws

A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: Magister Legum or Legum Magister) is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject.

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Mogoeng Mogoeng

Mogoeng Thomas Reetsang Mogoeng (born 14 January 1961) is a South African jurist who served as the Chief Justice of South Africa from 8 September 2011 until his retirement on 11 October 2021. Leona Theron and Mogoeng Mogoeng are 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges, judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and university of Natal alumni.

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Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania.

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Natal (province)

The Province of Natal, commonly called Natal, was a province of South Africa from May 1910 until May 1994.

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Leona Theron and Nelson Mandela are 20th-century South African lawyers.

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OK Bazaars

OK Bazaars is one of the oldest retail shops in South Africa, established in 1927 by partners Michael Miller and Sam Cohen still in existence today.

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Rape

Rape is a type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent.

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Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998

The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 (Act No. 120 of 1998) is a South African statute in terms of which marriages performed under African customary law, including polygynous marriages, are recognised as legal marriages.

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School governor

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, school governors are the overseers of a school.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Steven Majiedt

Steven Arnold Majiedt (born 18 December 1960) is a South African judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Leona Theron and Steven Majiedt are 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges, Coloureds, judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal (South Africa).

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Supreme Court of Appeal (South Africa)

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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Sydenham, Durban

Sydenham is a suburb west of central Durban, South Africa.

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Thabo Mbeki

Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who served as the 2nd democratic president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Congress (ANC).

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The Honourable

The Honourable (Commonwealth English) or The Honorable (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: Hon., Hon'ble, or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions.

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Thembile Skweyiya

Thembile Lewis Skweyiya (17 June 1939 – 1 September 2015) was a South African lawyer and judge who served on the Constitutional Court of South Africa between February 2004 and May 2014. Leona Theron and Thembile Skweyiya are 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges, judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and university of Natal alumni.

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Tholie Madala

Tholakele Hope "Tholie" Madala (13 July 1937 – 25 August 2010) was a judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa between October 1994 and October 2008. Leona Theron and Tholie Madala are 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges, judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and university of Natal alumni.

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UMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal

uMhlanga, alternatively rendered Umhlanga, is a residential, commercial and resort town north of Durban on the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Umlazi

Umlazi is a township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, located south-west of Durban.

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University of Natal

The University of Natal was a university in the former South African province Natal which later became KwaZulu-Natal.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.

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Welkom

Welkom is the second-largest city in the Free State province of South Africa, located about northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital.

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Wentworth, KwaZulu-Natal

Wentworth is an area of Durban, South Africa in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

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Willie Seriti

Legoabe Willie Seriti (born 21 July 1949) is a South African retired judge who served in the Supreme Court of Appeal between 2010 and 2019. Leona Theron and Willie Seriti are 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges and judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal (South Africa).

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Zulu people

Zulu people (amaZulu) are a native people of Southern Africa of the Nguni.

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1994 South African general election

General elections were held in South Africa between 26 and 29 April 1994.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leona_Theron

, Tholie Madala, UMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Umlazi, University of Natal, Washington, D.C., Welkom, Wentworth, KwaZulu-Natal, Willie Seriti, Zulu people, 1994 South African general election.

Leona Theron, the Glossary

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See also

Judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa

Judges of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court

South African women judges

South African women lawyers

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