ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA WEDNESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2022 MEDIA STATEMENT President Cyril Ramaphosa has on the advice of the Judicial Services Commission (“JSC”) and in terms of section 177(3) of the Constitution, decided to suspend Judge President Mandlakayise John Hlophe from his duties pending a decision of the National […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
27 October 2022 MEDIA STATEMENT At its meeting on 3 October 2022, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) adopted revised criteria and guidelines for selecting candidates for judicial appointment, revising the criteria and guidelines adopted in 1998 and updated in 2010. The criteria can be found on the JSC website at: https://bit.ly/3sCFB7L The Commission has decided […]
ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 23 October 2022 MEDIA STATEMENT On 22 October 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa advised the Speaker of the National Assembly Ms Nosiviwe Maphisa-Nqakula that he would be submitting to Parliament his response to the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, […]
With Justice Maya’s departure from the SCA in September 2022, there are currently no women permanently heading a superior court.
At its meeting on Monday 25 July 2022 the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), deliberated and resolved to advise the President to suspend Judge President Hlophe in terms of section 177 (3) of the Constitution.
The OCJ was established as a standalone national government department to provide administrative support to the Chief Justice and the rest of the judiciary. It was meant to take care of all the administrative functions.
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