The first CJ to be rapped on the knuckles by the JSC
Of the five Chief Justices in post-apartheid South Africa, it is only Chief Justice Mogoeng who has ever been the subject of a complaint before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
JSC delay decision on Hlophe
Media Statement Today, 04 June 2021, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), sitting without members designated by the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces, had a virtual meeting to consider the report of the Judicial Conduct Tribunal (JCT) established to investigate the complaint lodged by Justices of the High Court. The JSC considered the […]
The JSC must hold a special sitting in July 2021
We are calling for a special sitting of the JSC in July 2021. This is needed in order to fill the several critical vacancies that remain unfilled.
Issues facing the judiciary in 2021
What are the major issues facing the judiciary in 2021?
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 […]
The power Chief Justice Mogoeng has when dealing with errant judges
A press release on a Sunday night is never a good sign, even when it is from the Office of the Chief Justice. His office released a statement on Sunday 10 May at 8.30pm, dealing with the ongoing saga involving Judges John Hlophe and Patricia Goliath, which has drawn in several other judges from the […]
What is a Judicial Conduct Tribunal?
When the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) receives a complaint regarding a judge that it considers serious it will form a Judicial Conduct Committee to assess the complaint. If the Judicial Conduct Committee finds that the complaint requires further investigation it will recommend to the JSC that a Judicial Conduct Tribunal is established in order to […]
Judge Hlophe Tribunal
Is the day of reckoning for Judge Hlophe finally near, for the part he allegedly played in improperly talking to Constitutional Court Judges about the pending trial of Jacob Zuma? A decision of the constitutional court this week means that the quibbling about whether the way the law sanctions judges is constitutional or not is […]
