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[MEDIA STATEMENT] JUDGES MATTER WELCOMES PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR NEXT CHIEF JUSTICE
Judges Matter welcomes President Ramaphosa’s call for nominations for next Chief Justice
Judges Matter statement on the invitation for public nominations for the role of Chief Justice
Judges Matter would like to welcome the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that he is inviting public nominations for the position of the next Chief Justice of South Africa.
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