Brian Galgut

Brian Galgut SC is a South African lawyer and former Deputy Judge President of the High Court in the Natal Provincial Division.

The Honourable Brian Galgut SC
Deputy Judge President of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court
In office 2001–2004
Judge of the Natal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court
In office 1985–2001
Personal details
Born	(1936-05-01) 1 May 1936 (age 89) Pretoria, Union of South Africa
Relations	Oscar Galgut
Alma mater	University of Stellenbosch University of Pretoria
Profession	Advocate

Early life and education

Galgut was born in Pretoria and educated at Pretoria Boys High School. He was awarded a B.A. (Law) degree from Stellenbosch University in 1958, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Pretoria in 1960.^[1]

Career

After completing his law degree at the University of Pretoria in 1960, Galgut was admitted as an advocate and practised as a member of the Pretoria Bar. He was accorded senior advocate status in 1979 and remained in practice, doing mostly civil work, until appointed as a judge in the Natal Provincial Division of the High Court in 1985.^[2]

In 2001 he was appointed as Deputy Judge President of the Division, and for three months in each of 2001 and 2004 served as the Acting Judge President.^[1] In 2004, having served for 20 years, Galgut elected to go off active service as a judge.^[2]

He has subsequently served as arbitrator in various civil claims, and in May 2007 was appointed as the Ombudsman for Long-term Insurance, a post he held until May 2013.^[3] Since 2014 he has served as Internal Arbitrator at Santam Limited.