George Munnik

George Glaeser Anderson Munnik QC (8 November 1921 – 30 March 2004) was a South African judge, Chief Justice of the Transkei High Court and Judge President of the Cape Provincial Division of the Supreme Court from 1981 until 1991.

The Honourable
George Munnik
QC
Judge President of the Cape Provincial Division
In office
1981–1991
Preceded byJack Watermeyer
Succeeded byGerald Friedman
Chief Justice of the Transkei High Court
In office
1973–1981
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJoos Hefer
Judge of the Eastern Cape Local Division of the Supreme Court
In office
1962–1973
Personal details
Born
George Glaeser Anderson Munnik

(1921-11-08)8 November 1921
Dordrecht, Union of South Africa
Died30 March 2004(2004-03-30) (aged 82)
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
ProfessionAdvocate

Early life and education

Munnik was born in Dordrecht in the Cape Province and after receiving his initial education in Dordrecht, finished his schooling at SACS. He studied law at the University of Cape Town and graduated with the degrees B.A. and LL.B.[1]

Career

Munnik began practicing as an advocate at the Johannesburg Bar in 1946 and in 1958 became Queen's counsel. He received his first acting appointment as a judge during 1960 at the Transvaal Provincial Division. In 1962 he moved from Johannesburg, as he was appointed judge at the Eastern Cape Local Division in Grahamstown.[1] He was appointed the chief justice of the Transkei High Court in 1973. Although Munnik never practiced in Cape Town, he was appointed Judge President of the Cape Provincial Division in 1981, a post he had held until his retirement in 1991.[2]

Notable cases and honours

In 1983, Munnik presided over the trial of Dieter Gerhardt, who was charged with high treason as a spy for the Soviet Union.[3] He was awarded a LL.D. degree by the University of Fort Hare in 1989.[4]

References
  1. Who's who of Southern Africa 1962. Johannesburg: Wootton & Gibson (PTY) LTD. 1962. p. 548.
  2. Friedman, Gerald; Gauntlett, Jeremy (2013). Bar, bench & bullshifters : Cape tales 1950-1990. Cape Town, South Africa: Siber Ink. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-920025-69-4. OCLC 846790131.
  3. Sparks, Allister (1983). "Ex-Commodore Found Guilty Of Treason in South Africa". The Washington Post.
  4. "Hon. Mr Justice George Glaeser Anderson Munnik | Nelson R. Mandela School of Law". www.ufh.ac.za. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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