JSC interviews Archives - Judges Matter

The role and importance of the Labour Court

The Labour Court sits at the nerve centre of South Africa’s labour dispute resolution system. Despite its importance, the Labour Court has faced several challenges in recent years.

Preview of the JSC October 2023

What to expect at the October 2023 JSC interviews including the impact of the new criteria and what to do about the misconduct cases.

Judges Matter and DGRU submission to the JSC: Great progress, but more needs to be done

The October 2023 DGRU submission reflects on the progress made by the JSC and suggests areas for improvement, intended to enhance the legitimacy of the judicial appointment process.

Judge Mahube Molemela’s interview for President of the Supreme Court of Appeal

Interviewing for the position of president of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), Judge Mahube Molemela had to convince the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) that she had fresh ideas to maintain and improve upon the standards of a bench which she described as the judicial “lodestar” in the country. It was a careful balancing act […]

Most watched JSC interview videos of all time

The judges interviews always give great insight into the experience and personality of the candidates, the judiciary and the Judicial Service Commission itself. But aside from that, they are a great ‘thermometer’ of public opinion on the judiciary. With all this in mind, take a look at our most watch videos of all time*.(as of […]

Submission on criteria for Judicial appointment in South Africa

A. INTRODUCTION 1. The Democratic Governance and Rights Unit and Judges Matter hereby submit their input on the draft ‘Summary of Criteria and Questioning Guidelines’ (‘the draft criteria’) issued by the Judicial Service Commission on 27 October 2022. 2. Since we first began monitoring the judicial appointments process in 2009, we have regularly made submissions […]

Our most read articles of 2022

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. This year was a particularly busy year for the judiciary, marked by a number of significant events, including but not limited to the Chief Justice Interviews, the Deputy Chief Justice […]

Most watched JSC interview videos of 2022

2022 was an exciting but very challenging year for the JSC, marked by a number of significant events including the Chief Justice Interviews and the Deputy Chief Justice interview – both of which had far reaching, transformative consequences for the judiciary and the JSC itself. In mid-November 2022, the JSC videos on the Judges Matter […]