Thokozile Masipa
Thokozile Masipa | |
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| Judge in the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 1 December 1998 | |
| Nominated by | Judicial Service Commission |
| Appointed by | President Nelson Mandela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1947 Soweto, Union of South Africa |
| Spouse | Makhutla Wilson Masipa |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of South Africa |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Jurist |
Thokozile Matilda Masipa (born 16 October 1947) is a judge in the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa. She was the presiding judge in the 2014 trial of Oscar Pistorius for the killing of Reeva Steenkamp. Her judgement of not guilty of murder was later overturned on appeal.