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The presence of democratically elected leaders in the Judicial Service Commission is critical
The tone may be more muted than in past years but judges who penned politically unpopular rulings were again accused of ignorance of the law
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Zondo’s reform mission for the JSC was prompted by shambolic interview which saw judges being harassed by politicians
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Doing so is the antithesis of democracy. Politicians’ input, even if it lacks decorum, ensures the electorate is represented
The Judicial Service Commission said legal skills topped the list but it would consult further once the new chief justice, who will also chair the entity, has been named
The sense that the commissioners who nominated five candidates for appointment to the Constitutional Court voted for their constituencies, rather than with their conscience, is difficult to shake off.
Casac has launched an unprecedented bid to have the politics-laden interview process to fill vacancies at the apex court started from scratch
Johannes Mahlangu’s torture by police and charge for a murder he didn’t commit should never have happened
The chief justice has effectively vacated office five months early as he appeals an adverse finding on his pro-Israel stance and faces criticism from the legal fraternity over his chairing of Judicial Service Commission interviews
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The commission has dismissed three requests not to proceed with interviews for candidates for the Western Cape high court
The chief justice played into the hands of Julius Malema at a point at which the judiciary is weathering a political onslaught that too shall pass
A candidate for the Northern Cape bench lucidly explained in reply to the Gauteng Judge President that bribing a judge is a lottery you are bound to lose
Public enterprises minister denies that he tried to influence the appointment of a judge and friend to the SCA in 2016
Ten judges say that, in the dispute between the Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and his deputy Patricia Goliath, their colleague has shown a serious lack of integrity
The Western Cape Judge President has made a counter-complaint against his deputy and responded to her allegation
Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath accuses Hlophe of attempting to influence her to allocate the case to judges he perceived as ‘favourably disposed’ to former president Jacob Zuma
Nkola Motata’s case is the closest democratic South Africa has come to impeaching a judge
Though cleared of gross misconduct, he retired high court judge must pay a fine of over a million rand
Justices Zukisa Tshiqi and Steven Majiedt will begin at the Constitutional Court on October 1
As a branch of government, the courts must naturally be accountable for the exercise of their power
Candidates for appointment were asked about the negative experiences during their time as acting judges
His absences from court this year have been criticised, but the Chief Justice defends his contribution to the judiciary
A R60m settlement involving Prasa puts the probity of its former chair under scrutiny
EFF is not happy with black senior counsels in the inquiry being supervised by a white superior
A battle over the JSC’s confidential deliberations is back in court, but the parties aren’t poles apart
The Constitutional Court will hear arguments on Thursday on whether to take unprecedented action.
The comments were met with a public outcry and a gross misconduct complaint was laid against her
After a full day of interviews, the JSC said it would not be recommending any of the candidates for judge president of the Eastern Cape
Candidates for the Constitutional Court told the Judicial Service Commission that SCA justices have an ethos of working hard and doing their best.
Zondo is in the running for the deputy chief justice post and his interview was the first of several which will be held this week.
Today Ntsebeza, Semenya and Ndoni are hailed as fiercely independent and are highly respected.