Judicial Service Commission Media Announcement: Judicial Vacancies
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) invites nominations to fill vacancies as judges in the following courts:
1. Constitutional Court
One vacancy. This vacancy was occasioned by the discharge from active services of Judge J Froneman in May 2020. Candidates who have been nominated for the vacancy that was advertised for the April 2020 sitting should submit a separate nomination for this second vacancy.
2. Supreme Court of Appeal
Five vacancies
3. Competition Appeal Court
One vacancy (Judges President)
One vacancy of a Judge
4.Eastern Cape Division of the High Court
One vacancy in Mthatha
5. Electoral Court
One vacancy of a Judge. Candidates nominated for this position should be Judges of the Divisions of the High Court.
6. Free State Division of the High Court
One vacancy (Deputy Judge President)
7. Gauteng Division of the High Court
One vacancy (Deputy Judge President: Gauteng Local Division of the High Court Johannesburg).
Six vacancies
8. KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court
One vacancy in Durban. This is an additional vacancy to the two that were advertised for the April 2020 sitting. Candidates who have been nominated for the previous vacancies that were advertised for the April 2020 sitting should submit a separate nomination for this vacancy.
9. Labour Court
One vacancy
10. Limpopo Division of the High Court
One vacancy (Deputy Judge President)
Two vacancies
Candidates who have been nominated for the previous vacancies that were advertised for the April 2020 sitting should submit a separate nomination for this vacancies.
11. North West Division of the High Court
Two vacancies
Candidates who have been nominated for the previous vacancies that were advertised for the April 2020 sitting should submit a separate nomination for this vacancies.
12.Northern Cape Division of the High Court
One vacancy (Deputy Judge President)
Two vacancies
13.Western Cape Division of the High Court
Two vacancies
Nominations must be accompanied by the candidate’s written consent, detailed curriculum vitae disclosing the candidate’s formal qualifications for appointment, the standard questionnaire completed and signed by the candidate, as well as copies of at least three written judgments by the candidate. The standard questionnaire to be completed by all nominees is available on the South African Judiciary website: www.judicary.org.za alternatively on the Constitutional Court website: www.constitutionalcourt.org.za. The questionnaire must be accompanied by the standardized latest “clearance certificate” (for candidates who are not serving Judges) which the candidate is required to obtain from his/her professional body regarding the candidate’s professional status within that body, his or her suitability for appointment to the Bench and the nature of any disciplinary proceedings completed or pending in respect of the relevant candidate.
Candidates nominated for more than one Superior Court must submit a separate nomination letter in respect of each court. The JSC reserves the right to recommend a candidate for the filling of any vacancy which may exist at the time of the interviews. This is to avoid the situation which has arisen in the past when, despite the availability of suitable candidates, no appointments could be made to fill vacancies which had occurred subsequent to the notice calling for nominations. Consequently, in making nominations, regard should be had to the possibility that more judicial vacancies may occur than have been advertised.
The Secretariat wishes to emphasise the following points:
- Interviews with short-listed candidates will be conducted in public, i.e. members of the public and the media (both electronic and print) will be entitled to be present.
- It is open to persons or bodies nominating candidates to motivate their nominations by referring the JSC to the candidate’s qualifications and general fitness for appointment.
- Nominations must be addressed to and reach the Secretariat of the JSC by no later than Friday, 27 November 2020.
Interviews will take place during the period 12 – 23 April 2021 at the Office of the Chief Justice in Noordwyk, Midrand.
Candidates who wish to email their nominations are encouraged to do so and need not hand deliver hard copies. However, candidates who wish to hand delivery their nominations could do so either at the Office of the Chief Justice, 188, 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand alternatively at the Constitutional Court.
Applications must be addressed to:
The Secretariat of the JSC
Office of the Chief Justice
Private Bag X10
Marshalltown
Johannesburg
2017
Tel: (010) 493 2687 alternatively (010) 493 2633
Email: Chiloane@concourt.org.za and TPhaahlamohlaka@judicicary.org.za
CC: JSC@judiciary.org.za
Candidates who wish to hand deliver their nominations could do so either at 188, 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand alternatively at the Constitutional Court.
Download the original announcement from the Office of the Chief Justice: Judicial Vacancies – Call for Nominations
