The process of appointing South Africa’s next Chief Justice was never going to be a simple one. There was unprecedented process involving the consideration of four candidates, part of which involved public interviews by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), a body which has been subject to much criticism over the years. And, in 2021, had […]
Judges Matter argues for is a set of criteria that seeks to ensure that there is a minimum standard that the JSC must employ when interviewing each candidate.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) begins a marathon sitting on Monday (12 April 2021). 88 candidates are scheduled to be interviewed over two weeks, to fill 31 vacancies on courts including the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal, the Labour Court and all of the divisions of the High Court. This is obviously a very […]
How commissioner Sifiso Msomi’s questions in the October 2019 interviews brought the issue of the JSC criteria into sharp focus The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) interviews candidates for the judicial posts available across South Africa and following those interviews the JSC makes recommendations to the President for appointment to the bench. Judges Matter has previously […]
