Judiciary mourns respected judge
The late High Court Judge Nic Hannah has been eulogised as a principled judicial officer who promoted social justice. Hannah died last week Thursday in a Windhoek hospital. He was 76.
“Justice Hannah served the judiciary of Namibia with dedication and distinction. He and his post-independence pioneering colleagues have laid a strong foundation upon which our judicial values are now anchored,” said Chief Justice Peter Shivute.
According to Shivute, Hannah's dedicated and unwavering commitment to service delivery was evident in the qualities of the many judgments he authored.
“As a principled judicial officer, Justice Hannah fostered a culture of identifying and narrowing down issues for determination by the court rather than spending valuable court time on peripheral issues,” Shivute recalled.
The late judge's distinguished record of public service dates back to the 1960s when he was first called to the English Bar in 1964 and later lectured law at the Liverpool University until 1966.
Hannah practised as a lawyer in London for 13 years until 1979. In 1979, he was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Botswana and served in that capacity until his appointment as the Chief Justice of Swaziland in 1985.
In 1991, a year after Namibia's independence, Hannah joined the High Court of Namibia, first as an acting judge and then as a permanent judge until his retirement in 2005.
FRED GOEIEMAN
“Justice Hannah served the judiciary of Namibia with dedication and distinction. He and his post-independence pioneering colleagues have laid a strong foundation upon which our judicial values are now anchored,” said Chief Justice Peter Shivute.
According to Shivute, Hannah's dedicated and unwavering commitment to service delivery was evident in the qualities of the many judgments he authored.
“As a principled judicial officer, Justice Hannah fostered a culture of identifying and narrowing down issues for determination by the court rather than spending valuable court time on peripheral issues,” Shivute recalled.
The late judge's distinguished record of public service dates back to the 1960s when he was first called to the English Bar in 1964 and later lectured law at the Liverpool University until 1966.
Hannah practised as a lawyer in London for 13 years until 1979. In 1979, he was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Botswana and served in that capacity until his appointment as the Chief Justice of Swaziland in 1985.
In 1991, a year after Namibia's independence, Hannah joined the High Court of Namibia, first as an acting judge and then as a permanent judge until his retirement in 2005.
FRED GOEIEMAN
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