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Explained: How a judge gets impeached

Explained: How a judge gets impeached

What happens now to “drunk” Judge Nkola Motata? It has been 16 years since allegations emerged that on the morning of 6 January 2007 Gauteng High Court Judge Nkola Motata drove his car into a wall while drunk. Following his drunk-driving conviction in a magistrates court, a judicial misconduct complaint filed with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) […]

[Media Statement] Judges Matter welcomes the Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling concerning Judge Motata

[Media Statement] Judges Matter welcomes the Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling concerning Judge Motata

[MEDIA STATEMENT] 22 June 2023 Judges Matter welcomes the Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling that the JSC was wrong in only finding Judge Motata guilty of misconduct, instead of gross misconduct. The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) decided today that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) must send Judge Motata to Parliament for a vote on […]