Yvonne Mokgoro

Yvonne Mokgoro
Mokgoro in 2012
Justice of the Constitutional Court
In office
13 October 1994 – 11 October 2009
Appointed byNelson Mandela
Personal details
Born(1950-10-19)19 October 1950
Galeshewe, South Africa
Died9 May 2024(2024-05-09) (aged 73)
SpouseJob Mokgoro
EducationSt. Boniface High School
Alma materUniversity 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.


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