A dispute over gender expert Lisa Vetten’s testimony in judicial misconduct has forced the tribunal to postpone, allowing the respondent time to study the evidence summary report
The respected appellate court judge has a plan to create an atmosphere of trust and transparency in the division
The commission has kept up a brisk pace in marathon interviews where there has been less politics and more judicial philosophy
Kenny Mmoiemang told Judge Maheendra Chetty that following the common law would have led him to a different conclusion
The decision was in protest at the legitimacy of process, the party said as the Judicial Service Commission proceeded with interviews in Hlophe’s absence
The furore around impeached judge John Hlophe’s appointment to the JSC will politicise the first interviews since her appointment
The retired judge has urged reform in the Judicial Service Commission, emphasising the need to prioritise judicial independence
A judge who was part of the decision to allow the former president to stand as a parliamentary candidate in the elections said the reasons were not quite ready
Nxamalala really does love a lawyer’s letter — as long as it’s not addressed to him
The presidency says it is another spurious legal bid to harass Ramaphosa
She has vowed to retire in the post and abandon any ambition to join the constitutional court
President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Zondo to the top post despite the JSC recommending justice Mandisa Maya
Chief Justice Zondo concedes it has taken too long to set up the committee but that a draft document is already on the cards
Molemela joined the appellate court four and half years ago and fills the vacancy left by Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya
Ex-president has run out options in his bid to overturn the the high court’s 2021 dismissal of his challenge to the standing of state prosecutor Billy Downer
The former president’s 11th-hour bid to appeal to the apex court on his standing as a prosecutor was not properly filed, hence the arms deal trial should resume
While he challenges its recommendation that he be suspended, the judge president was allowed to take part in the JSC interviews with candidates in his division
The apex court said it was not in the interests of justice to allow an appeal in this instance
Judge Piet Koen has postponed the arms deal case again pending a pronouncement from the constitutional court on Zuma’s application for leave to appeal
Maya will be South Africa’s first female judge to hold the position and will now be in line, if tradition is followed, to succeed chief justice Raymond Zondo in 2024
South African judges are expected to adjudicate complex and serious issues, but how can they do so without libraries, telephones, laptops and an internet connection?
The chief justice said the delay of almost a week was caused by fact-checking the fifth and final chapter of his report
The SCA president said she was shocked by a leak from the apex court, days after an investigation ordered by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo found that there could not have been one
In her interview for the position of deputy chief justice, the appellate court president said she tried to resolve woes in the general office that has delayed cases involving Jacob Zuma but faulted the office of the chief justice for not stepping in
Former president argues that SCA president Mandisa Maya misdirected herself when she dismissed his appeal
The office of the chief justice said it was regrettable that SCA president Mandisa Maya was being blamed for the delay
The Pietermaritzburg high court was surprised by the delay in Bloemfontein but said it would likely not be the last
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 National Prosecuting Authority has argued that the former president’s latest legal arguments are designed to delay his trial
The former president’s counsel told the high court he suffered a medical emergency, before pleading that the trial be delayed pending his latest attempt at securing the removal of the state prosecutor
The former president’s counsel told the high court he suffered a medical emergency.