Yvonne Mokgoro | |
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Justice of the Constitutional Court | |
In office 13 October 1994 – 11 October 2009 | |
Appointed by | Nelson Mandela |
Personal details | |
Born | Galeshewe, South Africa | 19 October 1950
Died | 9 May 2024 | (aged 73)
Spouse | Job Mokgoro |
Education | St. Boniface High School |
Alma mater | University of Bophuthatswana (LLB, LLM) University of Pennsylvania (LLM) |
Jennifer Yvonne Mokgoro GOB (19 October 1950 – 9 May 2024) was a South African jurist who served on the Constitutional Court of South Africa from October 1994 to October 2009. She also chaired the South African Law Reform Commission between 1995 and 2011. She qualified as a lawyer in the former Bophuthatswana and was a legal academic before she was appointed to the bench by President Nelson Mandela.