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Judge Frans Kgomo | NWU Alumni Awards 2016

Judge President Frans Kgomo – Passion for the judicial profession Frans Diale Kgomo has presided over high-profile court cases that have broken new ground in upholding human rights and entrenching constitutional values since becoming Judge President of the Northern Cape. Kgomo, who was born in Brits in the North-West Province, obtained an LLB degree from the former University of Bophuthatswana (UNIBO) in 1985. He was admitted as an advocate in 1986 and practised at the North West Bar from 1986 to 1998. He became a court interpreter in 1989, a prosecutor in 1992, district magistrate in 1994, regional magistrate after that and then acting judge in 1998 before being appointed Judge President in 2001. He gave judgment in landmark equality cases. These include the court case of a judge who fought for the right of her same-sex partner to benefit from her pension pay-out. Kgomo found sections of the enabling legislation unconstitutional and referred the case to the Constitutional Court. While presiding as a judge in the Pretoria High Court, he also made a judgment in another same-sex court case. In this case another judge successfully sought a court order declaring that lesbian couples might adopt children. Kgomo also added his expertise to various law-related associations and bodies.