The names of the four justices were released by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office 36 days after Mogoeng Mogoeng retired from the position.
The application means it is unlikely that Hlophe’s bid to review the misconduct finding against him will be heard this year
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 Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution again has reservations about how the JSC selected the five names forwarded to the president, after it forced a repeat of interviews first held in April
The solicitor-general said state legal assistance for the embattled Western Cape judge president ended when the JSC confirmed that he was guilty of misconduct for trying to compromise Concourt judges
Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo protected the integrity of the process after it descended into politicking in April
Alan Dobson SC says a legislating vaccine mandates would have to be weighed against various constitutional provisions and was likely to see legal challenge
The president has named a panel of experts to help him draw up a shortlist of candidates in an unprecedented move that opens the appointment to consultation
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
Judge Hlophe knew the ‘standards of judicial ethics’, yet still compromised the concourt’s independence
JSC will await representations on whether Hlophe should be suspended by Ramaphosa, pending the finalisation of parliamentary deliberations
This move comes after allegations that the initial deliberations to fill two vacancies at the apex court were compromised by blatant politicking
Casac has launched an unprecedented bid to have the politics-laden interview process to fill vacancies at the apex court started from scratch
The Judicial Service Commission did not near finality on the matter on Friday and the matter was postponed to the next available date
The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution argues that politicking tainted the Judicial Service Commission’s selection process
Johannes Mahlangu’s torture by police and charge for a murder he didn’t commit should never have happened
The embattled Western Cape judge president readily agreed to recuse himself from hearing the public protector’s challenge of the rules governing the process to remove her from office
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 constitution does protect faith — but not beyond what is reasonable
The high court said Barnabas Xulu acted with impunity and contempt in the saga of getting him to repay millions in state funds
The Judicial Service Commission deferred a decision on whether to suspend the Western Cape judge president. He was present, but mostly silent candidates were interviewed for the division
The commission has dismissed three requests not to proceed with interviews for candidates for the Western Cape high court
The letter follows the commission’s insistence that the embattled Western Cape judge president will partake in this week’s interviews of candidates
The Judicial Service Commission said in a letter to the Cape Bar that the judge president would participate in interviews of aspirant judges in his division
Premier Alan Winde and the Cape Bar Council asked that the interviews be postponed pending a decision on Hlophe’s fate but the JSC declined
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
Judges Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane, Jody Kollapen and Bashier Vally complete the list, while Dhaya Pillay fails to make the cut
The Western Cape judge president has rejected the report by a judicial tribunal that lays the groundwork for his impeachment
The judge, who has been singled out by former president Jacob Zuma for attack, faced scrutiny over her friendship with Pravin Gordhan
Acting Constitutional Court Justice Rammaka Mathopo told the JSC it was ‘remiss’ that female and black lawyers were still underrepresented