About Peter Shivute
Born 1963. Peter Shivute is a Namibian judge.
Peter Sam Shivute (born 25 September 1963) is a Namibian judge who has served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Namibia since 2004. He is the first black Namibian to be appointed to this position.
Early life and education
Shivute was born in Ovamboland in South West Africa (now Namibia). At the age of 16, he went into exile, continuing his secondary school education in Zambia.
He left Zambia for the United Kingdom where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws, with honors, from Trinity Hall College, University of Cambridge in 1991. After working in now independent Namibia for four years, he returned to the UK to complete a Master of Laws from University of Warwick in 1996. Shivute further holds a Diploma in Development Studies and Management.
Shivute frequently publishes on politics, human rights, and the law in Namibia. He is married to fellow judge Naomi Shivute.
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Namibian judge
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Peter Shivute was born on 25 September 1963 in Ovamboland.
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Peter Shivute is Namibian.
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