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The Judicial Conduct Tribunal on Monday began hearing two misconduct complaints against Western Cape high court judge Mushtak Parker. (Judges Matter)

Judicial Conduct Tribunal hears Parker was initially adamant Hlophe assaulted him

The Western Cape high court judge faces two complaints of impeachable misconduct

Motata argues in his founding affidavit that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to remove him from the bench should be set aside because he rubber-stamped a flawed decision by the National Assembly. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Former judge Nkola Motata asks Concourt to overturn his impeachment

The president’s decision to remove him from the bench was flawed, Motata said, because the National Assembly was misled when it took a vote that triggered this step

Hlophe said the government President Cyril Ramaphosa formed after leading the ANC to the loss of its majority in the May elections was “nothing more than a desperate attempt to hold onto power”. File photo

MPs vote to remove judge president Hlophe from the bench

There was 15 years of legal to and fro before the first judge in post-apartheid South Africa was impeached

Close call: Judge Nkola Motata, who infamously drove into a wall after he had been drinking, was not impeached, but has to pay a fine of more than R1-million. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Why drunken judge not impeached

Nkola Motata’s case is the closest democratic South Africa has come to impeaching a judge

Judge Motata cleared of impeachable conduct

Though cleared of gross misconduct, he retired high court judge must pay a fine of over a million rand

A judge may only be impeached if the Judicial Service Commission has found him guilty of gross misconduct.

Motata tribunal hears closing arguments

Motata’s counsel, Themba Skosana said that while the words used by Motata could be considered “vulgar”, they were not racist.

During the judicial tribunal into his conduct

Motata probe could make history

A decade after the judge’s drunk driving incident, he may face impeachment if found guilty of professional misconduct

Numsa’s legal counsel Advocate Nazeer Cassim argued that the signing of the IPPs could be viewed as a form of economic looting.

Motata misconduct tribunal to get under way at last

Motata is one of seven judges who face impeachment inquiries but whose cases have languished unresolved for years

Judicial accountability must be dealt with swiftly

Using a member of the NPA as an evidence leader compromises the principles of separation of powers and judicial independence.

Parliament’s portfolio committee on justice on Wednesday resolved to ask for a briefing from the Judicial Service Commission as the first step in the impeachment of retired, disgraced justice Nkola Motata

Judge Motata loses bid to stop misconduct probe

High Court judge Nkola Motata has lost a legal bid on Friday to stop a misconduct inquiry against him after his conviction of drunken driving.

Life in the fast lane: SA’s celebrity speedsters

Life in the fast lane: SA’s celebrity speedsters

When celebrities and politicians find themselves on the wrong side of the law their excuses are often as colourful as their personalities.

Don’t let them judge me

Don’t let them judge me, urges Motata

Judge Nkola Motata has launched a bid to stop a judicial conduct tribunal from investigating him in connection with his drunk-driving conviction.

Sober as a judge: Nkola Motata in another accident

Judge Nkola Motata — a convicted drunk driver — was involved in another accident in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, early on Saturday morning.

Dept mulls response to Judge Motata pay report

The justice department would comment later on Tuesday on a report that Judge Nkola Motata has been paid almost R5-million while on special leave.

JSC to discuss Motata’s fate

JSC to discuss Motata’s fate

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will discuss the fate of Judge Nkola Motata, convicted of drunken driving, at its next sitting in April.

South Africa’s speeding big wigs

South Africa’s speeding big wigs

The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> rounds up some high-profile people with heavy feet and big throats who found themselves on the wrong side of the law.

Judge loses drunk-driving appeal

Judge Nkola Motata has lost his appeal against a drunk-driving conviction in the High Court in Johannesburg, a media report said on Tuesday.

Revealed on video: Motata and Mbeki at the bar

The grainy surveillance footage picks out Thabo Mbeki at the bar. The former South African president appears pensive.

Court dismisses Motata appeal bid

Nkola Motata’s application for leave to appeal a drunk-driving sentence and conviction was dismissed by the Jo’burg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

Motata admits to sharing bottle of wine before crash

Judge Nkola Motata has admitted to drinking on the night of his car accident, in a four-page response to an AfriForum complaint to the JSC.