Zuko Komisa
Former Con Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro has passed away at the age of 73 years old.
Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, who was the first black female judge of the Constitutional Court has passed away at the age of 73 years old.
Nelson Mandela, the nation’s first democratically elected president, nominated Mokgoro to the bench. She served on the court from 1994 until the conclusion of her term in 2009. Mokgoro was seriously injured in an automobile accident in April of last year, and was subsequently admitted to the hospital.
Mokgoro, who was born in the Galeshewe township near Kimberley, possessed two master’s degrees and an LLB in law.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness at the passing of Yvonne Mokgoro.
“Justice Mokgoro’s passing deprives our nation of a formidable intellect and impeccable jurist who served our democracy at its very inception and through the years that followed. As we recall the inauguration of our Founding President Nelson Mandela 30 years ago on this day, 10 May, we count his appointment of Justice Mokgoro to the Constitutional Court as one of the critical, transformative decisions he exercised in those early days of our liberation.
“As a black female judge, she was a pioneering embodiment of and contributor to the transformation of our country and the legal system and new jurisprudence that enabled this transformation. Justice Mokgoro distinguished herself as an academic, a justice of our apex court, Chairperson of the South African Law Commission and as a strategic advisor to a diversity of boards in different sectors.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa
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