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?
Serious allegations of judicial bribery and corruption have emerged from the State Capture Commission. They must be investigated. But who can do this?
Chief Justice Mogoeng has raised concerns around the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine. We discuss why his statements are dangerous.
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 […]
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 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 […]
We consider potential candidates if the next Chief Justice is drawn from the judge presidents, who head divisions of the high court.
We consider potential candidates if the next Chief Justice is drawn from judges on the Constitutional Court.
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.
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 […]
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.