Mokgere Masipa

Mokgere Busisiwe Shareen Masipa (born 1 March 1974) is a South African judge of the High Court of South Africa. She was appointed to the KwaZulu-Natal Division in July 2016 after 14 years as a practising attorney in Durban. She is an expert on labour law.

Early life and education Masipa was born on 1 March 1974 at Mogalakwena Hospital in the former Transvaal Province. She spent her adolescence in the Northern Transvaal, matriculating at Ebenezer High School in Mokopane.

Legal career After graduating from the University of Natal, Masipa began her legal career as a judge's associate in the Department of Justice; from 1998 to 2000, she was based in the Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court in Durban.

After that, from 2001 to 2002, she served her articles of clerkship at the firm of Anand-Nepaul Attorneys in Durban; she was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2002. She remained at the firm as an attorney for five years thereafter, and the firm became Masipa-Nepaul Inc. in 2004 when she became a director. She was also asked about her experiences of sexism in the legal sector. and, in June, President Jacob Zuma confirmed her appointment to the KwaZulu-Natal Division with effect from 1 July 2016.

As of 2023, Masipa had written five reported judgements in the High Court, traversing criminal law, constitutional law, and family law. she also co-authored two other majority judgements and wrote a dissenting judgement. During the interview, she was praised for the independence that she had displayed in writing dissenting judgements and for her experience in labour law, but Xola Petse, the Deputy President of the Supreme Court, pointed out that labour matters were more likely to be dealt with in the Labour Appeal Court than in the Supreme Court. Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo criticised Masipa for her delay in delivering a certain judgement,

The Judicial Service Commission did not recommend Masipa for appointment;

Personal life Masipa is unmarried and has two children.