▁Har are ▁lawyer ▁George ▁Ch ik umb iri ke , ▁and ▁jud ges ▁I sh ma el ▁Ch at ik ob o , ▁Mos es ▁Ch in h engo , ▁and ▁Jac qu eline ▁Pr att . ▁G ow ora ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁ ▁Before ▁becoming ▁a ▁judge , ▁G ow ora ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁her ▁career ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁ben ch , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁law ▁firm . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁President ▁Robert ▁M ug abe ▁appointed ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Z imb ab we , ▁along ▁with ▁three ▁others , ▁including ▁R ita ▁Mak ar au , ▁her ▁former ▁law ▁firm ▁partner . ▁A ▁report ▁by ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁State ' s ▁Bureau ▁of ▁African ▁Affairs ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁described ▁the ▁appoint ments ▁as ▁a ▁move ▁by ▁M ug abe ▁to ▁dil ute ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁G ow ora ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁app o inte es ▁were ▁sw orn ▁in ▁by ▁M ug abe ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁expand ing ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁from ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁jud ges . ▁Of ▁the ▁four ▁app o inte es ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Court , ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁report ▁described ▁three ▁as