Hannes Fagan
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Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byEdwin King
BornJohannes Jacobus Fagan
5 August 1927
5 August 1927
Died28 October 2014 (aged 87)
Hannes Fagan | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Judge President of the Cape Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa | |
| In office 1992–1997 | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Edwin King |
| Judge of the High Court of South Africa, Cape Provincial Division | |
| In office 1977–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johannes Jacobus Fagan 5 August 1927 |
| Died | 28 October 2014 (aged 87) |
| Relations | Henry Allan Fagan (father) |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town Oxford University |
Johannes Jacobus "Hannes" Fagan SC (5 August 1927 – 28 October 2014) was a judge of the High Court of South Africa and Deputy Judge President of the Western Cape High Court.[1]
Fagan was born in Rondebosch, the youngest son of Henry Allan Fagan and Jessie "Queeny" Theron.[2] He attended Jan van Riebeeck High School in Cape Town and matriculated in 1944. He then enrolled at the University of Cape Town, obtaining a BA degree in 1947 and a LLB degree in 1949. From Cape Town he went to the United Kingdom and furthered his studies at Oxford University, obtaining a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1952.[3]