Dave Smuts

Namibian lawyer

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.[2] 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.[citation needed]

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

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1. ^ "Namibia Superior courts. Supreme Court Judges". ejustice.moj.na. Namibia Superior courts. 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
2. ^ a b Kahiurika, N (16 May 2019). "American academy elects judge Smuts". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
3. ^ "Namibia". Index on Censorship. 21 (4): 68–72. 1992. doi:10.1080/03064229208535345.
4. ^ "History". Legal Assistance Centre. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
5. ^ Endjala, S (6 February 2015). "Smuts sworn-in as Permanent Judge of Appeals". NAMPA. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
6. ^ Menges, W (20 December 2010). "Smuts to join High Court bench". The Namibian. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

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