Women and the bench: What Justice Mandisa Maya’s interview tells us about women’s place in the judiciary
While judicial appointment bodies do consider race and gender in diversifying the judiciary – and there has been an improvement over the years – there is still a gap in our judicial system. The gap is in respect of judicial leadership positions. Here women are under-represented by far.
A case of deja vu? Justice Mandisa Maya’s interview for Deputy Chief Justice
Having recently been interviewed for the higher position of Chief Justice, Justice Mandisa Maya’s interview next week might be perceived as a case of deja vu, or worse still, a complete waste of time? To answer this question, it might be useful to look at what the role of Deputy Chief Justice entails and what qualities Maya brings to the job.
The JSC’s failure to deal with judicial misconduct: The Makhubele Case
The Judicial Service Commission has failed to deal with the complaint against Judge Makhubele effectively or efficiently. To us, this raises serious concerns about how the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) carries out its constitutional responsibility of holding judges accountable for misconduct.
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[MEDIA STATEMENT] Investigation into Mr Abramjee’s SMS
Media Statement. Investigation into Mr Abramjee’s SMS.
On Yengeni’s complaint about Zondo
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s remarks that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s election as ANC leader spared the country from “further damage” have prompted a judicial misconduct complaint against him. Although the complaint itself lacks merit, it’s a timely reminder about the risk to judicial independence caused by judges participating in commissions of inquiry.
A review of the JSC April 2022 interviews
The April 2022 interviews were always going to be a weathervane of sorts, as the first Judicial Service Commission (JSC) sitting to be chaired by a new, now permanently appointed chief justice, Raymond Zondo. In this article, Judges Matter reviews the week-long interviews and what they tell us about the future of the JSC.
