Judge Lucy Mailula, Judge of the High Court and the Competition Appeal Court, is chairperson of the panel of judges for 2008. She was the first black female judge to join the High Court Bench in 1995. Judge Mailula qualified in 1981 and has worked as a state advocate in Mafikeng and advocate at the Johannesburg Bar. She has lectured part-time in criminal law and was a participant in the BLA Legal Education Centre’s Trial Advocacy Programme. She is the founding President of the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges.
For each of the 7 categories, three expert judges have been selected:
Judge Lucy Mailula, Judge of the High Court and the Competition Appeal Court, is chairperson of the panel of judges for 2008. She was the first black female judge to join the High Court Bench in 1995. Judge Mailula qualified in 1981 and has worked as a state advocate in Mafikeng and advocate at the Johannesburg Bar. She has lectured part-time in criminal law and was a participant in the BLA Legal Education Centre’s Trial Advocacy Programme. She is the founding President of the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges.