Arthur Chaskalson
Arthur Chaskalson | |
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| Chief Justice of South Africa | |
| In office November 2001 – June 2005 | |
| President | Thabo Mbeki |
| Deputy | Pius Langa |
| Preceded by | Ismail Mahomed |
| Succeeded by | Pius Langa |
| President of the Constitutional Court of South Africa | |
| In office June 1994 – November 2001 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| Deputy | Pius Langa |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1931 |
| Died | 1 December 2012 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg |
| Spouse | Lorraine Chaskalson |
| Children | Matthew and Jerome |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand |
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Arthur Chaskalson SCOB, (24 November 1931 – 1 December 2012) was President of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1994 to 2001 and Chief Justice of South Africa from 2001 to 2005. Chaskalson was a member of the defence team in the Rivonia Trial of 1963.