Will the next Chief Justice be a woman?
Over the past few months, we have published a series of articles about the position of Chief Justice, including articles discussing the importance of the role of the Chief Justice, the criteria we think a Chief Justice should possess, and the process by which the Chief Justice is appointed. These articles are prompted by the fact […]
JSC October 2020 sitting postponed until 2021
The JSC has postponed their sitting in October 2020, which in itself was a postponement of the April 2020 sitting, and will now only meet next year. This has a significant impact on the appointment of judges generally, and more specifically on the appointment of new Justices of the Constitutional Court Court. The replacement of […]
Process for appointing the Chief Justice
We review the process for selecting a new Chief Justice – what the law states, what has been done previously, and what we expect President Ramaphosa to do.
Criteria for the appointment of a Chief Justice
Over the course of several opinion pieces, we have unpacked the role of the Chief Justice. We have discussed the Chief Justice’s powers in dealing with misconduct by judges [Also found here on Daily Maverick], the importance of the role of the Chief Justice [Also found here on Daily Maverick], and we have discussed the […]
The JSC’s misdealings against Judge Motata
In the early hours of one morning in January of 2007 Judge Motata was driving his motor vehicle along Glen Eagles Road in Hurlingham, Johannesburg, when he crashed into the boundary wall of a residential property owned by Mr Richard Baird. After the crash Judge Motata and Mr Baird became involved in a verbal confrontation, […]
Women and the Judicial Office: what lies behind the robe?
Guest author: Tabeth Masengu There is a well-known adage taken from Spider-man that goes; ‘with great power comes great responsibility’. In South Africa magistrates are the coalface of our judiciary, dealing with the bulk of legal matters that come before our courts. Judges have the power to declare legislation as unconstitutional, amongst other powers, can […]
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