Terence Rannowane | |
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Chief Justice of Botswana | |
In office April 2018 –18 January 2025 | |
Appointed by | Mokgweetsi Masisi |
Preceded by | Maruping Dibotelo |
Succeeded by | Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe |
Personal details | |
Citizenship | Botswana |
Alma mater | University of Botswana (LLB) University of Warwick (LLM) |
Profession | Judge |
Terence Rannowane is a Botswana judge who has served as the Chief Justice of Botswana from 2018 to 2025.
Rannowane obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Botswana in 1990,and he obtained a Master of Laws from the University of Warwick in 2003. [1] He began his career as a Magistrate Grade II in 1990. He was appointed Chairman of the Botswana National Parole Board in 2004 and held the position until 2018. He became a Regional Magistrate in 2005. He was appointed to the High Court of Botswana in 2008. In 2012,Rannowane chaired the National Delimitation Commission to draw the parliamentary constituencies of Botswana. [2] In 2018,President Mokgweetsi Masisi appointed Rannowane as the Chief Justice of Botswana. [3]
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