Piet Meyer

Pieter Andries Meyer (born 7 December 1960) is a South African judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal. Before his elevation to that court, he was a judge of the Gauteng High Court from November 2007 to November 2022. He formerly practised law in Johannesburg, where he was admitted as an advocate in 1986 and took silk in 2004.

Early life and education Meyer was born on 7 December 1960 in Durban in the former Natal Province. He matriculated at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch in 1978 and went on to Stellenbosch University, where he completed a BA in 1981 and an LLB in 1983. In his 15 years in the High Court, Meyer wrote over 200 judgements, only two of which were overturned on appeal by the Supreme Court of Appeal. Prominent cases decided by him included Old Mutual Limited v Moyo, a dispute between Old Mutual and its erstwhile CEO, Peter Moyo; and DA v President; Economic Freedom Fighters v State Attorneys, in which he ruled in favour of the opposition Democratic Alliance in finding that former President Jacob Zuma was not entitled to taxpayer-funded legal representation in his criminal corruption defense. as well as concerns that he had only made sparse contributions to the development of jurisprudence. During the interview, Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya said that when Meyer had previously interviewed for vacancies, he had "competed at a time when the demographics didn’t favour you"; Meyer said that he had understood and had not resented the situation. and his appointment was confirmed by President Cyril Ramaphosa with effect from 1 December 2022.

Personal life He is married to lawyer Karin Meyer and has one child.