The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is cracking down on judges who don’t deliver their judgments timeously, with the complaint against Judges Maumela and Mngqibisa-Thusi serving as a case in point.
[MEDIA STATMENT] Judicial Conduct Tribunal to conduct hearings on the complaint lodged by Judge President D Mlambo against Judge T A Maumela
In 2024, South Africa’s judiciary will face a historic leadership transition. Possibly three of the top four positions in the judicial hierarchy will have new incumbents. This will be the most rapid change in judicial leadership since 1994.
The Judicial Service Committees decisions on the complaint by Goliath AJP against Hlophe JP, and Hlophe JP against Goliath AJP
Judges Matter welcomes the majority decision of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional to recommend to the National Assembly that retired Judge Nkola Motata and suspended Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe be removed from office as judges.
Judges Matter statement on sexual harassment investigation Into Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge
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 JSC was scheduled to continue its deliberations on Judge President J M Hlophe on Friday. This meeting has been postponed to 25 August 2021.
We are calling for a special sitting of the JSC in July 2021. This is needed in order to fill the several critical vacancies that remain unfilled.
What happened at the December 2020 Hlophe Tribunal? We discuss the three day Judicial Conduct Tribunal that took place in December 2020.
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