Parliament’s Justice Committee has begun the Section 177 process to consider the possible removal of Judges Nana Makhubele and Mushtak Parker following JSC findings of gross misconduct, and will invite written representations from both judges.
When does a judge become a judge? Can a judge be held responsible for activities that happen prior to them becoming a judge? What kind of activities would violate judicial ethics and the law? Was a high court judge involved in state capture and corruption? These are some of the questions the Judicial Conduct Tribunal […]
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal will start hearings into allegations of gross judicial misconduct filed by activist organisation #UniteBehind against Gauteng High Court Judge Nana Makhubele. If found guilty of gross misconduct, Judge Makhubele might face judicial impeachment. The allegations against Judge Makhubele: #UniteBehind’s allegations against Judge Makhubele include: 1. Being the chairperson of the board […]
The Judicial Service Commission has failed to deal with the complaint against Judge Makhubele effectively or efficiently. To us, this raises serious concerns about how the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) carries out its constitutional responsibility of holding judges accountable for misconduct.
Article 12(2) of the Code of Judicial Conduct for South African Judges states that; “A judge must, upon permanent appointment, immediately sever all professional links and recover speedily all fees and other amounts outstanding and organise his or her personal business affairs to minimise the potential for conflicts of interest.” But what does ‘upon permanent […]
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