Supreme court Justice Philip Millin died on the bench here today while paying tribute to a lawyer friend who died yesterday. He was 64 years old.
Born in Capetown, he graduated from the South African College there and was later admitted to the Transvaal Bar. In 1936 he was appointed judge of the South African Supreme Court. He was the husband of Sarah Gertrude Millin. South Africa foremost authoress, and actively participated in the Hebrew University Council of South Africa.
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