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Personal details
Kate O'Regan grew up in Cape Town. She is married and has two children.
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Education
O'Regan obtained her LLB cum laude from UCT in 1980 and an LLM degree with first class honours from the University of Sydney in 1981. She holds a PhD from the University of London and honorary doctorates from the University of Natal and UCT.
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Professional history
From 1982 to 1985 she worked for a firm of attorneys in Johannesburg, specialising in labour law and land rights. During this time she was an executive member of the Industrial Aid Society, an advice office for the unemployed, as well as a roster lawyer for Actstop and the Black Sash.
In mid-1988 she was appointed as a senior researcher in the Labour Unit at UCT. In 1992 she was promoted to associate professor at the same university.
During her years at UCT, she was a founder member of the Institute of Development Law and the Law, Race and Gender Research Project. She was also a trustee of the Legal Resources Centre.
In 1994 O'Regan was appointed a Judge of the Constitutional Court.
She has been an honorary visiting professor at the University of South Africa and at the University of Cape Town, and holds honorary degrees from the University of Natal and the University of Cape Town.
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Other activities
O'Regan has written many articles on labour law, land and housing, race and gender equality, and constitutional law.
JSC interview
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