Christiaan Hendrik Gert van der Merwe (born 29 July 1954) is a South African judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal.
His friendly and brief 20-minute interview began with Supreme Court President Lex Mpati disclosing that he had bought cattle from van der Merwe.
[4] However, some commentators were concerned that his contributions to jurisprudence had been sparse,[2] and advocacy groups pointed to a prior judgement in which they argued he had been unduly lax in sentencing a rapist.
[6] Nonetheless, the Judicial Service Commission recommended van der Merwe for appointment,[7] which was later confirmed by President Jacob Zuma.
[4] During his career as an advocate, van der Merwe chaired the disciplinary committee of the Free State Rugby Union, and he later served as chairperson of the governing body of his high school, Grey College, between 2004 and 2007.