Katharine Mary Savage

Katharine Mary Savage the first South African female to serve as a Judge of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal (2023) South Sudan. Quotes You have to stand true and remain true to who you are, you have to stand with your view and at other times of course you need to shift your views when you’re sitting in courts with a number of judges and be open to being persuaded that you might be wrong. We don’t see those women coming to the top of the legal profession either very quickly or easily and I think we’ve got a long way to go in terms of trying to enable people to engage properly with their careers. Everybody has a tapestry that makes their life unique and those challenges in fact are often very growing and although difficult make one into who one really should and ultimately should be. You have to be, in a sense, quite brave, independently minded and able to stand your ground, but at the same time be confident enough with yourself and your opinions I think to not be too moved when there is perhaps a negative response to the stances that you hold. External links Category: women Category: South Africa Category: judges Category: Lawyers Category : Africa