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/ 12 February 2009
Cape Judge President John Hlophe has apologised to Justice Minister Enver Surty for appearing to undermine the integrity of the judicial system.
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/ 7 February 2009
If the JSC recommends suspension, the focus will shift to President Kgalema Motlanthe, who faces pressure from divided party comrades.
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/ 3 February 2009
Cape Judge President John Hlophe has gone back to work despite an injunction from the justice minister to stay away, a media report said on Tuesday.
Judge President John Hlophe has returned to
work, stirring controversy and speculation, write
Nic Dawes and Sello S Alcock.
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/ 14 November 2008
A court has reserved judgement in appeals over its ruling on allegations made by Constitutional Court judges about Cape Judge President John Hlophe.
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/ 27 October 2008
The Judicial Service Commission will be
re-advertising the position, writes Sello S Alcock.
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/ 15 October 2008
Deputy registrar and legal adviser Paul Ngobeni is facing university disciplinary action for his support of Cape Judge President John Hlophe.
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/ 12 October 2008
Only four judges remain in the race to replace retiring Constitutional Court Judge Tholakele Madala.
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/ 11 October 2008
Cape Judge President John Hlophe wants R10-million in damages from the Constitutional Court.
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/ 10 October 2008
The Constitutional Court filed papers in the Johannesburg High Court on Friday to appeal the latter’s ruling on Cape Judge President John Hlophe.
I hate to tell the Constitutional Court judges ”I told you so!”
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/ 29 September 2008
The Judicial Service Commission will deal with the Constitutional Court’s complaint against Judge John Hlophe in mid-October.
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/ 27 September 2008
A court ruling in favour of Judge John Hlophe will not taint a misconduct complaint against him before the JSC, it was reported on Saturday.
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/ 26 September 2008
The Johannesburg High Court has granted an application by Cape Judge President John Hlophe against the judges of the Constitutional Court.
Commentators weigh in on the likely Constitutional Court candidates
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/ 3 September 2008
The ultimate decision about dropping charges is thus not about morality but pragmatism, produced by the present balance of political forces.
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/ 1 September 2008
The independence of the judiciary is generally regarded as being an essential component of democratic government. There should be no doubt about this.
Leading legal professionals have dismissed suggestions that the Constitutional Court is in disarray and that it suffers from poor leadership.
Joe Slovo residents who travelled to the Constitutional Court for their case were in a sombre mood after hearing argument. Pearlie Joubert reports.
Members of the legal fraternity are proposing a graceful exit for the Cape judge president.
Parallels were drawn between the cases involving Jacob Zuma and Cape Judge President John Hlophe in the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday.
Cape Judge President John Hlophe admitted to gross misconduct in an affidavit before the Johannesburg High Court, a lawyer said on Wednesday.
The Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday withdrew its invitation to advocate Wim Trengove, SC, to act as a friend of the court in the Hlophe case.
Judge John Hlophe’s court application was delayed when his lawyer objected to advocate Wim Trengove SC being appointed a friend of the court.
A full bench of judges heard argument on Tuesday over whether Constitutional Court judges had infringed on rights of the Cape Judge President.
The Johannesburg High Court started hearing Cape Judge President John Hlophe’s application against the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
A full bench of the Witwatersrand Local Division will hear Cape Judge President John Hlophe’s application against the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
A full bench of the Witwatersrand local division will hear John Hlophe’s application against the Constitutional Court and the JSC.
The Johannesburg High Court will decide on Friday if it will appoint a full bench of judges to deal with a case involving Judge John Hlophe.
Let’s face it, since 1994 many leading black figures in the middle, professional and upper classes have played the ”race card”.
The Constitutional Court has removed the biggest remaining legal obstacle to the corruption and fraud trial of ANC president Jacob Zuma.
The JSC has dismissed Cape Judge President John Hlophe’s application for the recusal of five commissioners from handling a complaint against him.