I had the privilege of reading your thoughts on the judicial craft in a Mmegi article entitled “Theorising about Judgeship”. I celebrate the article Sir. Judges, in our jurisdiction, seldom feature in media space to share insights on their craft. Judges rarely have a point of meeting with the body politic and the academia except in judicial proceedings stately dinners. When I was studying at Stellenbosch University, judges were often invited by the academia to give public lectures on key areas of the law. It happens rarely here, if it happens at all. One must, of course, acknowledge that the calling of judgeship innately comes with considerable social and other inhibitions. On appointment, Judges inevitably give away a lot of freedoms for the public good. I do not take lightly of that as a venerable sacrifice in the national service.
As a legal practitioner, to theorise with you on Judgeship is an honour. I have been practising law for nearly 20 years now, having been called to the bar in November, 2000. The first 10 years were as much about professional maturation. Having virtually lived the whole of my professional life this far, in the courts, I have been met with a degree of success just as I have had my own share of professional low points.
