Personal:

    Fathima Bibi Adam Dawood

    Born 26 May 1969, Durban, South Africa

    Single

Education:

   1986: Matric, Centenary Secondary School, Durban

   1989: BA Law, University of Durban Westville

   1991: LLB, University of Durban Westville

Professional History:

    1992: Served pupillage

    25 May 1992: Admitted as an Advocate

    July 1992-June 2008: Practiced as an Advocate

    1995-1999: Additional Member of the Industrial Court

    2005-2008: Periodical appointments as Acting Judge: High Courts of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape 

    July 2008: Appointed Judge of the High Court, Eastern Cape, Mthatha

    October 2023-December 2023 and January-March 2024: Acting Deputy Judge 

    President of the Eastern Cape High Court, Mthatha

    Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 April - 31 May 2024

   Other Professional Activities:

   1995-2005: Commissioner of Small Claims Court

   2007: Chairperson of National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL), Durban

   2007: Secretary of Advocates for Transformation, Durban

   2007: Secretary of the KZN Bar Council, Durban

   2005-2007: Trial Advocacy Trainer and Lecturer for Kwa Zulu Natal pupils

   2006-2007: Motion Court Examiner for KwaZulu Natal and Eastern Cape pupils 

   2017: Member of the International Association of Judges for Refugees and Migrants  

   2018: Judge, Moderator and Member of the National Bar Examinations Board

   2022: Chairperson of the Eastern Cape Judges Library Committee