Pius Langa

Pius Nkonzo Langa SCOB (b. 25 March 1939, Bushbuckridge, South Africa; d. 24 July 2013) was previously Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. He was appointed to the bench in 1994 by Nelson Mandela, became Deputy Chief Justice in 2001 and was elevated as Chief Justice in 2005 by Thabo Mbeki. He retired in October 2009.