A 52-year-old Jewish attorney of Pretoria, A. Galgut, was today appointed to the Transvaal Division of the South African Supreme Court:
Chairman of the Pretoria Bar Council, Mr. Galgut has been acting as a judge for the past year. During the last war, he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the South African forces and was cited twice for bravery.
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