Judicial bribery and corruption
Serious allegations of judicial bribery and corruption have emerged from the State Capture Commission. They must be investigated. But who can do this?
Mogoeng, the devil and the anti-vaxxers
Chief Justice Mogoeng has raised concerns around the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine. We discuss why his statements are dangerous.
2020 Annual Review
HINDSIGHT IS 2020: INTRODUCING THE INAUGURAL JUDGES MATTER ANNUAL REVIEW The year 2020 is a year that many of us would rather forget! The coronavirus pandemic disrupted our lives in unprecedented ways, forcing all of us to rethink our ways of living and working. The pandemic also took on our physical and mental health. The […]
Most read articles of 2020
Throughout the year we write articles to share information about the JSC, the judges’ interview process and the South African judicial system as a whole.
Here is a list of Judges Matter’s most popular articles in 2020.
Official Statement: Hlophe’s defiance of JSC
Official statement from Judges Matter regarding Judge President John Hlophe’s apparent defiance of the JSC, the President, and the Office of the Chief Justice: Judges Matter notes with concern the reports that Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has allowed a suspended judge to serve in the division and allocated new cases to him. “The […]
Will the next Chief Justice come from the current Judges President?
We consider potential candidates if the next Chief Justice is drawn from the judge presidents, who head divisions of the high court.
Who from the Constitutional Court could be the next Chief Justice?
We consider potential candidates if the next Chief Justice is drawn from judges on the Constitutional Court.
Will the next Chief Justice be a woman?
We discuss who some of the potential candidates are that might be chosen to be the next Chief Justice, looking at various possible candidates in specific categories. In this article, we consider potential candidates if the next Chief Justice is to be a woman.
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.
