In her own words

I’m not here simply because I am a woman. I’m a judge, and a worthy judge I think – I have proven myself over 22 years. It’s very important that I am a woman but I am not good because I am a woman. I am just a good woman judge

What others describe as coming in from the cold, I see as bringing fresh perspectives and a wealth of experience from my time in the high court, my long years at the SCA and the almost seven years in the institution’s leadership, which has accorded me access to the other rungs of the judiciary and given me a holistic view of the entire institution and its challenges