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[Media Statement] Judges Matter submits comment on JSC’s criteria for Judicial Appointments

Media Statement 29 October 2022 JUDGES MATTER SUBMITS COMMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON JSC’s REVISED CRITERIA FOR JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS With renewed emphasis on legal excellence, integrity and independence, the new criteria are a significant improvement to judicial appointments This week, civil society organisation Judges Matter submitted comment to the Judicial Service Commission on the revised criteria […]

Explainer: How the chief justice selection process will unfold

Judges Matter explains the five-stage process of how the public nominations for the new chief justice is likely to take place.

How to select Judge Presidents

Criteria for the selection of judicial leaders must reflect the search for jurisprudential leaders. The role of Judge Presidents A Judge President is the administrative head of a High Court Division in South Africa. The Judge President is expected to provide effective leadership to the division to ensure that judges in the division perform their […]

Questions of criteria at the JSC interviews

The Judicial Service Commission has announced a number of vacancies in various courts, including the Western Cape and Gauteng High Courts. Nominations must reach the JSC by the 28th of June, after which the sifting committee will meet to decide which of the nominated will be shortlisted to be interviewed by the JSC in the […]

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[Media Statement] Judges Matter submits comment on JSC’s criteria for Judicial Appointments

Explainer: How the chief justice selection process will unfold

How to select Judge Presidents

Questions of criteria at the JSC interviews