The embattled Western Cape judge president lacks a sound argument in law and in his review bid is seeking to disqualify his peers from holding him to account, the high court heard
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 recommendation is not binding on President Cyril Ramaphosa but the legal community says it would be difficult to ignore, given its historic import and ruling party backing
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
The acting chief justice acknowledged calls for reform after the recent forced rerun of interviews for aspirant apex court judges
After the February interviews and deliberations, the Judicial Service Commission will submit a report to President Cyril Ramaphosa
The court found that the organisation’s past history in ensuring the misconduct inquiry against the Western Cape judge president was reopened refuted, rather than supported, Hlophe’s objections
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
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