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COVID-19’s impact on the judiciary

We take a look at the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted South Africa’s judiciary.

Freedom Under Law versus Judge Motata

Freedom Under Law has launched an application to review and set aside the JSC’s decision not to adopt the Tribunal’s April 2018 findings that Judge Motata’s conduct was prejudicial to the dignity of the courts.

Judicial bribery and corruption

Serious allegations of judicial bribery and corruption have emerged from the State Capture Commission. They must be investigated. But who can do this?

Mogoeng, the devil and the anti-vaxxers

Chief Justice Mogoeng has raised concerns around the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine. We discuss why his statements are dangerous.

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 […]

JSC October 2020 sitting postponed until 2021

The JSC has postponed their sitting in October 2020, which in itself was a postponement of the April 2020 sitting, and will now only meet next year. This has a significant impact on the appointment of judges generally, and more specifically on the appointment of new Justices of the Constitutional Court Court. The replacement of […]

Process for appointing the Chief Justice

We review the process for selecting a new Chief Justice – what the law states, what has been done previously, and what we expect President Ramaphosa to do.

The JSC’s misdealings against Judge Motata

In the early hours of one morning in January of 2007 Judge Motata was driving his motor vehicle along Glen Eagles Road in Hurlingham, Johannesburg, when he crashed into the boundary wall of a residential property owned by Mr Richard Baird. After the crash Judge Motata and Mr Baird became involved in a verbal confrontation, […]

The appointment process of judges and magistrates

Do you have to act as a magistrate or judge before you get appointed? In South Africa judges are appointed by the President of the Republic on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). However, according to the Constitutional Court the JSC must prepare a list of nominees with three names more than the […]

The crucial role of the Chief Justice

We discuss the crucial role of the Chief Justice. As a judicial officer, the Chief Justice is the head of the Constitutional Court.

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