Sisi Khampepe’s extended sick leave could leave the Constitutional Court without a quorum, possibly abandoning the John Hlophe misconduct hearing.
A complaint has been lodged with the Judicial Service Commission against Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke.
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/ 29 October 2011
The first JSC meeting under new Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng was not without its share of interest and possibilities for the better.
An information technology system to ensure more black advocates receive work from the government is causing a stir in the legal fraternity.
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/ 25 October 2011
The JSC says it’s concerned at the low number of women being nominated as judges, as the names of candidates were submitted to President Jacob Zuma.
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/ 21 October 2011
When Mbongeni Ngema claimed in the hit song <i>AmaNdiya</i> that Indian were responsible for the oppression of Africans in KZN he was called to order.
A submission from the Black Lawyers’ Association is apparently behind the row that erupted during the JSC’s interviews for the KZN judge president.
Last week the Judicial Service Commission lost yet another case in which a decision it had made was successfully challenged.
Three Constitutional Court judges have allegedly refused to sit on Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe’s misconduct case.
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/ 12 September 2011
Ultimately the president has the power to appoint the chief justice, but this does not mean the JSC should act as a rubber stamp.
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/ 12 September 2011
Why is President Jacob Zuma and the JSC imposing Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng as our chief justice when he is clearly unsuitable for the position?
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/ 9 September 2011
Before President Jacob Zuma’s sole nominee for chief justice was interviewed by the JSC, we argued that Mogoeng Mogoeng was unsuited to the job.
President Jacob Zuma has heaped praise on new Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng for maintaining a "dignified silence" during an onslaught.
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/ 5 September 2011
<i>Mail & Guardian</i> readers weigh in on Julius Malema, Mac Maharaj and more.
The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> has learnt from sources within the JSC that voting went in favour of supporting President Jacob Zuma’s nomination.
JSC member Koos van der Merwe has asked chief justice nominee Mogoeng Mogoeng to withdraw his acceptance of the nomination.
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/ 4 September 2011
The JSC’s interrogation of Mogoeng Mogoeng resumed with the commission wrangling over whether to accept a late submission from Cosatu.
Despite the initial swagger of the only contender for the chief justice title, a flurry of JSC jabs has left Mogoeng bruised (but still standing).
Chief justice contender Mogoeng Mogoeng has traded blows with acting title-holder Dikgang Moseneke in the first round of his JSC bout in Cape Town.
Cosatu is calling on the Judicial Service Commission to recommend against Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng’s appointment to the position of chief justice.
Chief justice nominee Mogoeng Mogoeng has defended his record as a prosecutor and judge before the start of his interview with the JSC.
Aids activists protested inside the Cape Town Convention Centre on Saturday ahead of the JSC interview with chief justice nominee Mogoeng Mogoeng.
Despite objections to Mogoeng Mogoeng becoming chief justice, the Zuma-friendly Judicial Service Commission is unlikely to reject the president’s man.
Saturday September 3 is judgment day — not for the presidential nominee for chief justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, but for the Judicial Service Commission.
As Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng prepares to be interviewed by the JSC for the position of chief justice, more of his controversial judgments have surfaced.
President Jacob Zuma’s candidate for chief justice is set for a grilling over his support for the death penalty and his lack of experience.
Grilling Mogoeng will say more about the political climate than the man himself.
President Jacob Zuma’s chief justice candidate is haunted by rulings that downplay domestic violence.
President Jacob Zuma’s supporters and advisers are not amused by ongoing questions about his choice of chief justice.
The Freedom Front Plus has called on President Jacob Zuma to submit more nominations for the appointment of a new chief justice.
The appointment of a new chief justice is a significant moment. It invites us to reflect about the ongoing challenges facing South Africa’s judiciary.
Many of SA’s elite legal fraternity gathered at the Constitutional Court to pay their respects to the outgoing chief justice.