Dikgang Moseneke
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The Honourable Dikgang Moseneke |
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Chief Justice of South Africa Acting |
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In office 4 November 2013 – 31 March 2014 |
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| Deputy | Thembile Skweyiya (Acting) |
| Preceded by |
Mogoeng Mogoeng (Chief Justice) |
| Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa | |
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In office 1 June 2005 – 20 May 2016 |
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| Appointed by | Thabo Mbeki |
| Chief Justice |
Pius Langa Sandile Ngcobo Mogoeng Mogoeng |
| Preceded by | Pius Langa |
| Succeeded by | Bess Nkabinde (Acting) |
| Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa | |
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In office 29 November 2002 – 20 May 2016 |
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| Appointed by | Thabo Mbeki |
| Personal details | |
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20 December 1947 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Spouse(s) | Kabo Moseneke |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of South Africa |
Dikgang Ernest Moseneke (born 20 December 1947) is a South African judge and former Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa.
Moseneke was born in Pretoria and went to school there. He joined the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) at the age of 14. The following year he was arrested, detained and convicted of participating in anti-apartheid activity. He spent ten years as a prisoner on Robben Island, where he met and befriended Nelson Mandela and other leading activists. While imprisoned he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English and political science and a B.Iuris degree, and would later complete a Bachelor of Laws, all from the University of South Africa. He also served on the disciplinary committee of the prisoners' self-governed association football body, Makana F.A..
Moseneke started his professional career as an attorney’s clerk at Klagbruns Inc in Pretoria in 1976. He was admitted as an attorney in 1978 and practised for five years at Maluleke, Seriti and Moseneke. In 1983 he was called to the Pretoria Bar. His application had sparked a dispute within the Bar which culminated in its abolishing its "whites-only" membership rule. Moseneke practised as an advocate in Johannesburg and Pretoria and was awarded senior counsel status ten years later. Moseneke worked underground for the PAC during the 1980s and became its Deputy President when it was unbanned in 1990. Moseneke also served on the technical committee that drafted the interim constitution of 1993. In 1994 he was appointed Deputy Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission, which conducted the first democratic elections in South Africa.
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