Background
Langa, Pius Nkonzo was born on March 25, 1939 in Eastern Transvaal, South Africa.
Langa, Pius Nkonzo was born on March 25, 1939 in Eastern Transvaal, South Africa.
Bachelor in Law, University South Africa, 1973. Bachelor of Laws, University South Africa, 1976. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Cape Town.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Zululand. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Western Cape.
Employee shirt factory, 1957—1960. Interpreter & messenger Department of Justice, South Africa. Advisory Supreme Court, Natal, South Africa, 1977.
Senior counsel Durban Bar, 1994. Judge Constitutional Court South Africa, 1994, deputy president, 1997—2001, deputy chief justice, 2001—2005, chief justice, 2005—2009. Distinguished visiting professor Southern Methodist University, Dallas.
Chancellor University Natal, since 1998, honorary professor, Department Procedural and Criminal Law. Chancellor Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, since 2005.
Co-founder Release Mandela Campaign. Board member Community Legal Services Unit, Center Development Studies, Center Applied Legal Studies, Legal Resources Trust. Trustee, Center Socio-legal Studies University Natal.
Commissioner Human Rights Commission. Commission member Commission of Inquiry into Unrest in Prisions, South Africa. Chairman, Langa Commission South African Development and Economic Community.
Trustee Clermont Women's Organization. Trustee & chairman Fundani Trust. Chairman Phambili School Interim Committee.
Member Democratic Lawyers Association, South Africa, member steering committee, 1987. Founding member National Association Democratic Lawyers, South Africa, president, 1988—1994. Founder South African Legal Defense Fund.
Member of Judicial Inquiry Group.
Married Thandekile Langa. 6 children.