Thokozile Masipa

Lawyer

Birthday October 16, 1947

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace South Africa

Age 76 years old

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About

Judge in the High Court of South Africa most famous for being the the presiding judge in the trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. In 2014, she found Pistorius not guilty of murder but guilty of culpable homicide.

Before Fame

She was a social worker prior to her career in law.

Trivia

She is just the second African American female to be appointed as a judge in the High Court of South Africa.

Family Life

She is the oldest of ten children.

Associated With

She was the center of much controversy after finding Oscar Pistorius not guilty of murder and received personal threats from those who disagreed with the verdict.