On 16 September 2021 President Ramaphosa kicked-off the process of selecting South Africa’s next chief justice by making an unprecedented call for nominations from the public. Although it came only 20 days before the retirement of outgoing Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, this historic break from past practice is a boost for transparency and participatory democracy, […]
With the public interviews now only days away, the race (or maybe marathon?) for Chief Justice of South Africa is reaching fever pitch. For the first time in history, four exceptional candidates are in the running for the top post in the country’s judiciary. In this article, we note the unique qualities that might boost […]
Ahead of the interviews for Chief Justice taking place in the first week of February 2022, the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU) at UCT’s Department of Public Law made a submission to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on the four candidates shortlisted for the top job in the judiciary. The candidates are Deputy Chief […]
The public interviews of the shortlisted nominees took place from 1 – 4 February 2022. The nominees are Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, President of the Supreme Court of Appeals Mandisa Maya, Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, and Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo. Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga is currently most senior judge on […]
WHAT IS THE JUDICIAL CONDUCT COMMITTEE? When the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) receives a misconduct complaint against a judge it will refer it to the Judicial Conduct Committee to assess the complaint and properly deal with it. The Judicial Conduct Committee is a 6-member body exclusively made up of judges and forms part of the […]
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We consider potential candidates if the next Chief Justice is drawn from judges on the Constitutional Court.
As part of our work and to create greater transparency around the judiciary and the JSC interviews, we write profiles and interview synopses of each of the candidates who are interviewed by the JSC. To give you some insight into some of the judicial candidates who appear before the JSC we’ve put together a list […]
