Personal:    

Born 5 December 1971

Husband: Samuel Phetla Two children

Education:       

Matric (1989) Centurion Academy, Johannesburg

B Proc (1995) Wits University, Johannesburg

LLM Human Rights and Constitutional Practice (1997) University of Pretoria

Master of Public Administration, Harvard University, Cambridge MA USA, 2005

Mason Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge MA USA, 2005

Professional History:

Attorney of the High Court of South Africa: 1997 - 2015

Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg, various terms between 2nd term 2013 and 4th term 2015

Judge of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg: 1 January 2016 to date

Member of the Special Tribunal of South Africa 2019 to April 2022

President of the Special Tribunal of South Africa 1 May 2022 to 30 June 2024

Judge member of the Electoral Court of South Africa, 1 January 2022 to date.

Acting Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 December 2024 to 30 March 2025

Publications, Awards, Honours and other activities:

Completed the Association of Law Societies’ Practical Legal Course with Outstanding performance, 1996

Harvard-South Africa Scholarship, 2004

Member of the Black Lawyers Association: 2008 to 2015