Tholakele Madala

In the first in a series of articles, Sello S Alcock looks at the careers of the founding Constitutional Court judges.

Pretoria High Court Judge Eberhard Bertelsmann has withdrawn from the race to succeed Constitutional Court Judge Tholakele Madala.

One of the first hot potatoes President Kgalema Motlanthe will have to handle is the choice of the 18th judge of the Constitutional Court.

Commentators weigh in on the likely Constitutional Court candidates

Leading legal professionals have dismissed suggestions that the Constitutional Court is in disarray and that it suffers from poor leadership.

After meting out a severe tongue-lashing over the behaviour of the state attorney and director general of justice’s offices on Thursday, the Constitutional Court said it wanted…