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20 october 1998 sandile ngcobo durban , kwazulu-natal , south africa durban , natal , south africa judge south african lawyer justice of the constitutional court of south africa 14 august 1931 14 february 1995 president nelson mandela john didcott
 20 october 1998 john mowbray didcott judicial service commission hilton college , university of cape town
john didcott

john mowbray didcott -lrb- 1931 -- 1998 -rrb- was a south african lawyer , judge and a justice of the constitutional court of south africa from the court 's opening on 14 february 1995 until his death .
didcott was known for his firm support of human rights during 23 years on the bench in and after the apartheid era
