List of justices of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe

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This article lists current and former justices of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe.

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The following table lists all former justices of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, including both chief justices and puisne justices. The list also includes former Rhodesian justices who remained on the bench after independence in 1980. For the Rhodesian justices, the appointment date indicates the date they were appointed to the High Court of Rhodesia, which was superseded by the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe. The start date of the Rhodesian justices' tenure, however, is 18 April 1980, the date that the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe came into being.

JusticeAppointedTenureAppointed byRef.
Hector Macdonald *195818 April 1980 – 30 April 1980
(Retired)		 Edgar Whitehead [1]
Harry Elinder Davies 196418 April 1980 – 24 June 1980
(Retired)		 Humphrey Gibbs [1]
John Vernon Radcliffe Lewis 197018 April 1980 – 1982
(Retired)		 Clifford Dupont [1]
Bennie Goldin 8 May 19808 May 1980 – 1981
(Retired)		 Canaan Banana [1] [2]
Leo Baron 8 May 19808 May 1980 – 1983
(Retired)		 [1] [2]
Charles Edward Lukin Beck 8 May 19808 May 1980 – ? [2]
Enoch Dumbutshena *8 May 19808 May 1980 – 1990
(Retired)		 [2] [3]
John Fieldsend *May 1980July 1980 – February 1983
(Resigned)		 [2]
Anthony Gubbay *19831983 – 1 July 2001
(Resigned)		 [4] [5]
Telford Georges *February 1983March 1983 – February 1984
(Retired)		 [6]
Nicholas McNally 19841984 – 31 December 2001
(Resigned)		 [4] [7]
John Manyarara January 1987January 1987 – 1992
(Retired)		 [8]
Ahmed Ebrahim 19901990 – May 2002
(Retired)		 Robert Mugabe [9] [10]
Simbarashe Muchechetere 19921992 – 27 December 2001
(Died)		 [9]
Wilson Sandura 19981998 – July 2011
(Retired)		 [9] [11]
Godfrey Chidyausiku *March 2001March 2001 – 28 February 2017
(Retired)
Misheck Cheda July 2001July 2001 – 2012
(Retired)		 [9] [12]
Vernanda Ziyambi July 2001July 2001 – 30 November 2016
(Retired)		 [9] [13]
Luke Malaba *July 2001July 2001 – [9]
Elizabeth Gwaunza 20022002 –
Rita Makarau 20062006 – 20 May 2021
(Appointed to Constitutional Court)		 [14]
Paddington Garwe 20102010 – 20 May 2021
(Appointed to Constitutional Court)		 [14]
Yunus Omerjee
(Acting)		20112011 – 4 April 2013
(Resigned)		 [15]
Anne-Marie Gowora November 20112 May 2012 – 20 May 2021
(Acting from 1 January 2012)
(Appointed to Constitutional Court)		 [14]
Ben Hlatshwayo May 201322 May 2013 – 20 May 2021
(Appointed to Constitutional Court)		 [14] [16]
Bharat Patel May 201322 May 2013 – 20 May 2021
(Appointed to Constitutional Court)		 [14] [16]
Antonia Guvava November 2013November 2013 –
Chinembiri Bhunu 16 September 201516 September 2015 –
Susan Mavangira 16 September 201516 September 2015 –
Tendai Uchena 16 September 201516 September 2015 –
Vernanda Ziyambi
(Acting)		6 February 20176 February 2017 – 2 July 2019 Godfrey Chidyausiku [17] [18]
Francis Bere 11 May 201811 May 2018 – 15 October 2020
(Removed)		 Emmerson Mnangagwa [19] [20]
Lavender Makoni 11 May 201811 May 2018 – [19]
Charles Hungwe 26 June 201930 June 2019 – [21]
Nicholas Mathonsi 26 June 201930 June 2019 – [21]
Felistus Chatukuta 3 June 20213 June 2021 – [22]
Alfas Chitakunye 3 June 20213 June 2021 – [22]
George Chiweshe 3 June 20213 June 2021 – [22]
Samuel Kudya 3 June 20213 June 2021 – [22]
Joseph Musakwa 3 June 20213 June 2021 – [22]
Hlekani Mwayera 3 June 20213 June 2021 – [22]
*served as Chief Justice for all or part of their Supreme Court tenure

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