Anne-Marie Gowora
Anne-Marie Gowora | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2012 – Acting: 1 January 2012 – 2 May 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Robert Mugabe |
| Judge of the High Court of Zimbabwe | |
| In office 21 December 2000 – 1 January 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Robert Mugabe |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Rhodesia (LL.B) |
| Profession | Judge; lawyer |
Anne-Marie Gowora is a Zimbabwean judge who currently serves as a justice of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe since 2012. Previously, she served on the High Court of Zimbabwe beginning in 2000.
Education
[edit]Gowora attended the University of Rhodesia (today the University of Zimbabwe), where she studied law in a multiracial class of 38 students, including whites, blacks, Coloureds, and Indians.[1] Among her former law classmates are prominent Harare lawyer George Chikumbirike, and judges Ishmael Chatikobo, Moses Chinhengo, and Jacqueline Pratt.[1] Gowora graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Laws.[1]
Legal career
[edit]Before becoming a judge, Gowora spent much of her career working in the office of the Attorney General.[2] At the time she was appointed to the High Court bench, she was a partner in a private law firm.[3] In 2000, President Robert Mugabe appointed her to the High Court of Zimbabwe, along with three others, including Rita Makarau, her former law firm partner.[3] However, University of Bordeaux professor Daniel Compagnon described her as an "undeniably pro-ZANU–PF judge," noting that she received a farm in October 2005 as a result of Zimbabwe's land reform program.[2]
In November 2011, Gowora was named acting justice of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, with effect from 1 January 2012. Later that year, President Mugabe appointed her Supreme Court justice. She was sworn in, alongside High Court appointee Happias Zhou, on 2 May 2012 at State House in a ceremony attended by Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku, Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, Supreme Court Justice Rita Makarau, among other public officials.[4] Acting Justice Yunus Omerjee was also supposed to be sworn in that day, but he was out of the country.[4] In 2013, Gowora was appointed to the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe, which is part of the Supreme Court.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Samukange, Jonathan (2011-05-06). "Adieu brilliant gentleman, tenacious legal mind". The Herald. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ a b Compagnon, Daniel (2011). A Predictable Tragedy: Robert Mugabe and the Collapse of Zimbabwe. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780812200041.
- ^ a b Enforcing the Rule of Law in Zimbabwe (PDF). Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. September 2001. p. 45.
- ^ a b "President appoints judges". The Herald. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2019-02-08.