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JSC May 2024 Preview

JSC May 2024 Preview: A week that might decide the next decade for judiciary. All you need to know about the May 2024 JSC Interviews.

Justice Maya’s Chief Justice Interview May 2024

PREVIEW: JUSTICE MAYA’S CHIEF JUSTICE INTERVIEW 2024 Following a full day of interviews for the Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday 20 May, on Tuesday 21 May the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will interview the sole candidate for Chief Justice: Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya. With current Chief Justice Raymond Zondo retiring in August 2024 […]

Chief Justice Appointment 2024

Some of the features of the role of Chief Justice and the appointment process ahead of the May 2024 interview of Judge Mandisa Maya

The Chief Justice appointment process: Where are we now and what happens next?

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, […]

The four candidates for Chief Justice: What are their chances?

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 […]

The DGRU submission on the Chief Justice candidates

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 […]

SCA divisions a theme in ConCourt candidates JSC interviews

After Judge Mandisa Maya’s JSC interview for President of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) laid bare the racial and seniority divisions within the court, the interviews of Constitutional Court candidates – four of which are SCA judges – seemed to follow a similar theme of trying to examine and expose problems within the SCA. […]

Who sits on the JSC panel?

Here is an overview of the seating plan for the JSC Commissioners as at the JSC APRIL 2026 interviews interviews: **Diagram updated April 2026** The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is the constitutional body set up to appoint judges to the bench, to discipline them for misconduct, but also to advise the Government on any matter [...]

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