Johan Froneman

Justice Johan Froneman
Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Nominated by	Judicial Service Commission
Appointed by	President Jacob Zuma
Deputy Judge President of the Labour Court
In office 1996–1999
Nominated by	Judicial Service Commission
Appointed by	President Nelson Mandela
Judge of the Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown
In office 1994–2009
Appointed by	President F.W. de Klerk
Personal details
Born	(1954-02-10) 10 February 1954 East London, Cape Province, South Africa
Alma mater	Stellenbosch University University of South Africa

Johan Coenraad Froneman (born 10 February 1953) is a South African judge who currently serves on the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

Early life

Froneman grew up in Cathcart and was educated at Grey College, Bloemfontein, Stellenbosch University and the University of South Africa. He was admitted as an advocate in 1978 and took silk in 1990.

Judicial career

In 1994 Froneman was appointed as a judge of the Eastern Cape Provincial Division of the Supreme Court, now known as the Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown. In 1996 he was appointed the first Deputy Judge President of the newly established Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court, a position which he held until 1999. In 2002 he served as an acting judge in the Supreme Court of Appeal.

In October 2009 he was appointed to the Constitutional Court by President Jacob Zuma.

Other positions

Froneman was an extraordinary professor in public law at the University of Stellenbosch from 2003 to 2008 during which he participated in the specialised LL.M course in Human Rights by way of annual seminars.