Education
She was educated at North-West University from which she graduated with a B.luris degree in 1982, an Bachelor of Laws degree two years later, and an Master of Laws in 1987.
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Yvonne Mokgoro
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She was appointed to the bench in 1994 by Nelson Mandela. She also studied at the University of Pennsylvania Law School in the United States of America, where she was awarded another Master of Laws degree.
Achievements
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Among the numerous awards she was given are the Human Rights Award by the Black Lawyers Association, (1995) the Oude Molen Reserve Order of Merit (1995/1996), the Legal Profession’s Woman Achiever Award by the Centre for Human Rights, the University of Pretoria (2001), University of the North School of Law Excellence Award (2003), the Kate Stoneman Democracy Award (2003), the Tshwane Outstanding Service Award (TOSA) in 2006 and the James Wilson Award by the University of Pennsylvania Law School (2008).
Membership
Mokgoro is a board member of the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria and is the current Chairperson of the South African Law Reform Commission.
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South Africa