Judith is an alumna of the University of Cape Town, where she completed her LLB and LLM (Commercial Law). She is the Executive Officer of Freedom Under Law, a lawyer, columnist and author who focuses on issues related to good governance, transparency and accountability. With a diverse professional background, she has practised as an attorney, led the South African Governance programme at the Institute for Democracy in Africa and headed the Democracy and Governance Unit at the Human Sciences Research Council. A seasoned analyst of South African politics, she served on an ad hoc panel evaluating the effectiveness of South Africa’s Parliament in 2009.