It has been introduced to deal with the huge backlog of civil trials, but could mean thousands of litigants are denied the right to be heard by a court in a fair public hearing.
The commission has kept up a brisk pace in marathon interviews where there has been less politics and more judicial philosophy
The Judicial Service Commission could not find the requisite four candidates after interviews notable for the justice minister’s eagerness to merge the court with the supreme court of appeal
None of the four candidates for a vacancy at the apex court were in favour of merging it with the supreme court of appeal
Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi delivered over 20 judgments late
Calls for two judges accused of crime to step aside while a third appears before Judicial Conduct Tribunal on a complaint of impeachable misconduct
Call for Eastern Cape judge president to step aside over sexual harassment and hearings begin in misconduct charges against Gauteng judge Makhubele
There should be fewer MPs on the commission to limit political interference in judicial appointment, Freedom Under Law and the Helen Suzman Foundation argue
The suspended public protector urged the Judicial Service Commission to investigate the incident further, saying the judges she named must be removed from the bench
The decision came despite inventive litigation launched by the public protector to stave off both suspension and a parliamentary impeachment inquiry
Public protector accuses the constitutional court of ignoring alleged wrongdoing by its members
The high court said Western Cape judge president’s arguments were either not sustainable or worthy of a review application and held that the Judicial Service Commission’s directive that he faces an impeachment process stood
The supreme court of appeal president, who was the Judicial Service Commission’s recommendation for chief justice, would be the first woman to hold the post
The organisation notes complaints against Mpofu following the interviews with candidates for chief justice and set out guidelines of fairness, but said he was not treated fairly within its own ranks
The president said he had expected the commission to limit itself to commenting on the suitability of all four shortlisted candidates, but that the decision remained his prerogative
The JSC exceeded its mandate to place the president in a corner in which exercising his wide powers to select the next chief justice have become fettered by popular concerns
The chairperson of the state capture commission and acting chief justice said he had no bias in favour of the president or any against his predecessor, but proceeded on the basis of evidence, without thought as to whether it could deny him the post of chief justice
The acting chief justice suggested, in his interview with the Judicial Service Commission for the post of chief justice, that the next round of interviews in April with candidates would be an opportunity to do so
The Gauteng judge president’s words turned prophetic as he came under sustained political attack in his interview for the post of chief justice
The head of the supreme court of appeal said if appointed she would import some appellate court customs to the constitutional court to speed up turnaround times
In an answer to a predictable question, the constitutional court justice cautioned that unfounded attacks on the judiciary risked undermining its legitimacy and the rule of the law
Judges Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Mandisa Maya, Dunstan Mlambo and Raymond Zondo are all strong candidates to become chief justice
The judiciary is under attack from populists – again – and needs a leader who can balance tensions between rights in the Constitution brilliantly and bravely.
The brilliance of Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga’s mind and his transformative judgments can prove salutary at a time when the judiciary is under populist attack, his peers hope.
The former president is asking the Pretoria high court to declare Zondo’s tenure as chairman of the commission of inquiry unlawful and to order Ramaphosa to appoint a new chair
After the February interviews and deliberations, the Judicial Service Commission will submit a report to President Cyril Ramaphosa
The names of the four justices were released by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office 36 days after Mogoeng Mogoeng retired from the position.
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.
The matter will be heard by a judge of the Johannesburg division when the matter is re-enrolled
The deputy chief justice is said to top Ramaphosa’s list but his position as head of the state capture commission is seen as too politically fraught
The embattled Western Cape Judge President is also seeking to interdict the president from suspending him while he challenges the Judicial Service Commission’s gross misconduct finding
In an address to his supporters, the former president referred to a conspiracy against him, involving Thuli Madonsela, the judiciary and his political rivals