Retired Judge Jan Combrink died on Wednesday afternoon.
He stayed in the province for the case of the cash heist gang, well-known as “KZN 26”, who were part of two robberies involving Fidelity Guards near Kwambonambi on the N2 in 2006.They actually thanked him for a fair trial. That’s the kind of person my father was, that even a notorious gang was able to thank him for being fair.He was later moved to KZN from Pretoria to learn English since he couldn’t speak the language as an Afrikaans man.
Retired senior advocate, Dorian Paver, said Combrink was endowed with gifts which set him apart from normal folk. He added he was privileged to appear before him during his tenure as a judge. As a judge he treated all who appeared before him with respect and dignity. He tolerated in the most amiable way the foibles of those who were wont to bumble. He went out of his way to promote collegiality particularly when we were doing duty in a circuit court.He said he truly believes that justice was done without fail in his court and that his judgments were always the product of intense deliberation and were models of judicial craftsmanship.
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