TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2023 MEDIA STATEMENT Judges Matter is very concerned about the complaint that has reportedly been lodged with the Judicial Service Commission about the Judge President being accused of sexual harassment in the Eastern Cape High Court. Reports in the Sunday Times (19 February 2023) say that not only has a complaint been […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has today announced his nomination of Justice Mahube Molemela as the next president of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), which is the third most senior position in the judiciary. This article answers some frequently asked questions about this development. What is the significance of this development? The Supreme Court of […]
ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA THURSDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2023 MEDIA STATEMENT President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed Chief Justice Raymond Zondo of his consideration to appoint Justice Mahube Betty Molemela as Judge President of the Supreme Court of Appeal. The President has, through the Chief Justice, invited the Judicial Service Commission, […]
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 […]
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 […]
We consider potential candidates if the next Chief Justice is drawn from the judge presidents, who head divisions of the high court.
The Judge President (JP) of the Western Cape High Court is again the subject of serious allegations. Judge Hlophe has been accused of a range of misconduct offences by Judge Goliath, who is the Deputy Judge President (DJP) of the same court. In an explosive 14-page affidavit sent to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Judge […]
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal for Western Cape Judge President John Mandlakayise Hlophe is scheduled to resume on Monday, 21 October 2019, in Johannesburg. At the last meeting of the Tribunal on 2 July 2018, Judge Musi recused himself, and the Tribunal was postponed indefinitely. Judges Matter was informed of the new date for the Tribunal […]
Criteria for the selection of judicial leaders must reflect the search for jurisprudential leaders. The role of Judge Presidents A Judge President is the administrative head of a High Court Division in South Africa. The Judge President is expected to provide effective leadership to the division to ensure that judges in the division perform their […]
The Judge President of the Western Cape asked a number of questions in the October 2017 hearings of the JSC. These questions went to what are called the skewed briefing patterns that exist, generally referring to how members of the advocates’ profession obtain work from attorneys. He asked Mr Papier: The issue Mr Papier, of […]
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