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Recap: Hlophe Tribunal December 2020

What happened at the December 2020 Hlophe Tribunal? We discuss the three day Judicial Conduct Tribunal that took place in December 2020.

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 […]

Will the next Chief Justice come from the current Judges President?

We consider potential candidates if the next Chief Justice is drawn from the judge presidents, who head divisions of the high court.

The Hlophe vs Goliath clash continues

Deputy Judge President Goliath (Goliath DJP) launched a complaint of gross judicial misconduct in terms of the Constitution, against Judge President Hlophe (Hlophe JP) at the end of January 2020. Judge President Hlophe has responded and laid a counter complaint against Judge Goliath. In a 100-page affidavit Judge President Hlophe deals with the allegations against […]

The lamentable track record of the JSC complaints process

The lack of speed and transparency in judicial conduct enquiries or JSC complaints in general is now the subject of comment by the profession and public alike in relation to the latest enquiry into Judge Hlophe. 2020 Hlophe complaint – serious allegations The serious allegations made against the Judge President (JP) of the Western Cape […]

Western Cape High Court Official Statement: Goliath vs Hlophe

Media statement by Judges of the Western Cape Division of the High Court Allegations and certain counter-allegations arising from the complaint made by Goliath DJP against Hlophe JP are in the public domain. For as long as the allegations remain unresolved, the confidence which the public is entitled to place in the integrity of the […]

JSC official statement: Goliath DJP vs Hlophe JP and Salie-Hlophe

Statement on the complaint lodged by Goliath DJP against Hlophe JP and Salie-Hlophe J The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has noted the complaint lodged by Goliath DJP against Hlophe JP and Salie-Hlophe J, all of the Western Cape Division of the High Court, that was regrettably leaked to the media. Subsequent to lodging the complaint […]

Judge Goliath takes on Judge Hlophe

The Judge President (JP) of the Western Cape High Court is again the subject of serious allegations. Judge Hlophe has been accused of a range of misconduct offences by Judge Goliath, who is the Deputy Judge President (DJP) of the same court. In an explosive 14-page affidavit sent to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Judge […]

Most read articles of 2019

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 2019. Five ConCourt candidates recommended to the President Six candidates were interviewed for the Constitutional Court on Wednesday 3 […]

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