Mokgere Masipa

Mokgere Masipa (born 1 March 1974) is a South African judge of the High Court of South Africa. She was appointed to the KwaZulu-Natal Division in July 2016 after 14 years as a practising attorney in Durban. She is an expert on labour law. Quotes “Well what prompted me to pursue law was the injustice which I observed happening in maintenance cases when I used to visit maintenance courts with my grandmother when I was young.” Mokgere Masipa, Judiciary “I was also influenced in growing up by Judge Mokgadi Lucy Mailula, the first African woman to be appointed as a judge in 1995, whom I observed growing through the ranks of being an advocate to becoming a judge.” Mokgere Masipa, Judiciary “Yes it does, it does, in fact, you know, we have a whole lot of other strong women other than Judge Mailula.” Mokgere Masipa, Judiciary “I then believed from that that I could also achieve similarly if I worked hard and focused.” Mokgere Masipa, Judiciary “These things do destroy the confidence of black female practitioners.” Judges Matter “After a while, they asked me: ‘Are you the stenographer?’ I felt very humiliated.” Judges Matter External links Category:Women from South Africa Category:Anti-apartheid activists Category:African National Congress politicians Category:1974 births Category:living people