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# Pius Langa

(1939–2013)   Judge

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Pius Langa was a judge.

## Quick Facts About Pius Langa

Born March 25, 1939

Died July 24, 2013

Profession Judge

## About Pius Langa

South African judge and activist (1939–2013)... \| Pius Nkonzo Langa SCOB was Chief Justice of South Africa from June 2005 to October 2009. Formerly a human rights lawyer, he was appointed as a puisne judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa upon its inception in 1995. He was the Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa from November 2001 until

##  Quotes by Pius Langa

> [“The difference between the past and the present is that individual freedom and security no longer fall to be protected solely through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pius-langa/the-difference-between-the-past-and-the-present-is-that-individual/)

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[Common law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common-law/)

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> [ “In the criminal law \[...\] imprisonment should be resorted to only after the most anxious consideration.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pius-langa/in-the-criminal-law-imprisonment-should-be-resorted-to-only-after-the/)

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[Constitutional law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitutional-law/)

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