Daniël de Waal

Daniël de Waal KC (10 September 1873 – 19 February 1938) was a South African judge who served as Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa.

Early life and education De Waal was born in Stellenbosch and received his schooling at the Stellenbosch Gymnasium, after which he went on to the Victoria College in Stellenbosch, completing his course in 1894. He then to England, where he obtained the Law Tripos at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, in 1896.

Career De Waal returned to Cape Town and joined the Cape Bar in January 1897, but a month later he began practising as an advocate in Pretoria. During the Second Boer War he served on commando operations for the Boers and after the war he was re-admitted to the Transvaal Bar in July 1902. With the outbreak of World War I, he served on General Louis Botha's staff where he acted as chief provost. He also participated in the German South West Africa Campaign.