Members of the law fraternity who were at university with new deputy chief justice Mandisa Maya at Unitra and those attorneys and advocates who worked with her are proud of the history she has made and the milestones she has achieved. Mthatha advocate Mathobela Sishushuba was at Unitra (now Walter Sisulu University) with her, both as a student and a lecturer, and later they shared chambers as advocates at the Mthatha Bar.