Political parties’ influence on judicial appointments needs to be restricted by a clear set of criteria to guide the JSC’s appointment processes. During his testimony as ANC President at the State Capture Commission, President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke about how the ANC Deployment Committee would recommend judges for different courts. The minutes from the ANC’s meeting […]
The ANC’s KwaZulu-Natal regional executive committee has been reported as slamming the judiciary, accusing SA’s judges of favouring President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration, while being biased against former President Jacob Zuma.
We discuss President Ramaphosa’s statements about the discussion of top judicial appointments within the ANC and look and whether the integrity of JSC appointment process need to be examined?
In March 2017 President Zuma appointed three new members of the JSC (Judicial Service Commission). These members replaced the previous members namely, Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza SC, Advocate Ismael Semenya SC and Ms Andiswa Ndoni. The new members are Advocate Thandi Norman SC, Advocate Thabani Masuku SC, and Mr Sifiso Msomi. There are four members of […]
Hoping to fill either the Judge President or Deputy Judge President position, Judge Cecile Williams would have a clear idea of the challenges facing the courts in this sparsely populated province where unemployment and the attendant problems of alcohol abuse, crime, gambling and violence are rife — she has served as a judge there since […]
Two candidates were interviewed by the JSC in April for the position of Deputy Judge President of the North West Division of the High Court. The first candidate to be interviewed was Judge Ronald Hendricks. In Pilane and Another v Pheto and Others, Hendricks had to rule on whether the respondents were members of the […]
It was reported on Sunday, 5 March 2017, that the ANC wants its deployees on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to re-look at the “appointment criteria” used to decide who becomes a judge. In discussion documents, which have now been made public, the party is reported to want; “judges with a progressive philosophy and who […]
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