Visvanathan Ponnan (born 17 August 1960) in Durban, Natal Province, Union of South Africa, is a South African judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal. He joined the Gauteng High Court in 2001 and was elevated to the Supreme Court of Appeal in December 2004.
Nathan Ponnan Age
Nathan Ponnan was born on 17 August 1960 in Durban, Natal Province, Union of South Africa. He is 64 years old as of 2024 and celebrates his birthday on the 17th of August each year.
Nathan Ponnan Career
He was admitted as an advocate of the High Court of South Africa in 1985 and practised at the Durban Bar for the next 16 years. He was also a Commissioner for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration between 2000 and 2001 and an acting judge in the Eastern Cape High Court in 2000.
Ponnan joined the bench permanently in 2001 when he was appointed as a judge of the Gauteng High Court. During his latter years in the High Court, he was an acting judge in the Supreme Court of Appeal between 2003 and 2004.
The Judicial Service Commission recommended his appointment. In November 2004, President Thabo Mbeki appointed him, alongside Dunstan Mlambo and Chris Jafta, to one of three vacancies at the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Nathan Ponnan Relationship
He is married to Vinitha Jithoo and has two children.
Nathan Ponnan Networth
He has an estimated networth of over $1,000,000.
