Personal
18 February 1959
Husband: Widow
Two children
Education
Matric: Edenvale High School
B Proc (1983) University of Pretoria
LLB (1991) University of South Africa
LLM (1995) University of Pretoria
Course on Law Race and Gender (1995) University of Western Cape
Certificate in Trial Advocay (1996) University of Emory, Atlanta, Georgia
Certificate in divorce mediation (1994) IT Cohen
Registered SASSETA assessor and facilitator (2004) South African Qualifications Authority
Aspirant Woman Judges Programme (2008)
Justiciability of Socio-Economic Rights in Africa Certificate
Advanced Human Rights Course Certificate (2013) University of Pretoria
Trained and qualified for Equality Courts of South Africa (2013)
Professional History
Administrator of Estates: 1982-1983: Santam Trust
Prosecutor, Magistrate and Regional Courts and Senior Prosecutor Department of Justice: 1983-1984 and 1988-1989
Magistrate: Criminal and Civil Courts, Department of Justice: 1984-1987 and 1990-1994
Lecturer: Magistrates Justice College, Department of Justice: 1994-1998
Practicing Advocate (admitted 1991): 1998-2008
Acting Judge, Gauteng Division and Gauteng Local Division: 8 May 2008
Judge of the Gauteng Division and Gauteng Local Division: 11 November 2009
Acting Judge, Constitutional Court of Lesotho
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 2016
Acting Judge, Land Claims Court: 2018 and 2021
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 April 2021 - 30 September 2021
Publications, Awards, Honours and Other Activities:
Chairperson of Veterinary Council of South Africa
Appeals Authority of South African Police Services: 1998-2002
Panel Member on SSSBC, PSBC and GPSSBC
Part-time Instructor and Assessor, Law Society of South Africa: 1996-2008