Poetic Obituaries: [Essop] Patel had been a judge

in Pretoria for the past four years.

'He was not one to compromise quality'

Patel was extremely meticulous and thorough with his work, [Bernard] Ngoepe said. As a result he would sometimes appear to others to be a bit dilatory. "But he was not one to compromise quality. He was also a scholar, a writer and a poet of note. We have lost a dedicated judge."

from Independent Online: High Court to honour Judge Patel

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