Malcolm Wallis


Malcolm John David Wallis is a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa.

Early life

Wallis matriculated at Durban High School and earned a BCom and LLB from the University of Natal. From 1973 he was in practice at the Natal Bar.

Judicial career

Wallis was made a judge of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in 2009. He was soon elevated to the Supreme Court of Appeal. In 2015 he was an acting judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the country's highest, for one term.

Honours and awards

In 2010, Wallis completed a doctorate in maritime law at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.