Mavis Gibson
Mavis Gibson is a Zimbabwean lawyer and judge who was the first black woman appointed to High Court of Zimbabwe, and the first female and longest serving-justice of the High Court of Namibia.
Born Mavis Gumede in Zimbabwe, Gibson was originally a journalist.[1] In the 1970s, she was a barrister with chambers in Lincoln's Inn, London.[2][3]
Gibson was a Judge of the High Court of Zimbabwe for eleven years,[4] and the country's first black woman judge.[5]
Gibson was appointed a Judge of Namibia's High Court on 18 December 1995.[4][6] At times she also served as an Acting Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Namibia.[4] On her retirement in April 2008 she was the longest-serving member of the High Court.[4]
References
- ^ "Obituary – Lupi scared even men with hair on their chests". The Standard. 9 May 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Justice of the Peace, Volume 143. Justices of the Peace Ltd. 1979. p. 538.
- ^ The Law Society's Gazette, Volume 70, Part 1. The Society. 1973. p. 1708.
- ^ a b c d Menges, Werner (13 May 2008). "Ndauendapo appointed to High Court". Namibian. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Sub-Saharan Africa Report, Issues 21-26. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1986. p. 20.
- ^ "Maphios Cheda appointed full-time High Court judge in Namibia". Bulawayo 24 News. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2017.