Judicial Conduct Tribunal for Western Cape High Court Judge Mushtak Parker In October 2020, the Judicial Service Commission resolved to establish a Judicial Conduct Tribunal to investigate two misconduct complaints against Western Cape Judge Mushtak Parker. In the first complaint, Judge Parker is accused of the cardinal sin of lying under oath by first […]
On 25 August 2021 the JSC announced their decision to uphold the findings of the Tribunal and voted to impeach Judge Hlophe for gross misconduct.
The JSC was scheduled to continue its deliberations on Judge President J M Hlophe on Friday. This meeting has been postponed to 25 August 2021.
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).
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 […]
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.
What are the major issues facing the judiciary in 2021?
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 […]
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 […]
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