For most of that time there was no record in the official report that tracks late judgments

The commission has kept up a brisk pace in marathon interviews where there has been less politics and more judicial philosophy

The Judicial Service Commission could not find the requisite four candidates after interviews notable for the justice minister’s eagerness to merge the court with the supreme…

None of the four candidates for a vacancy at the apex court were in favour of merging it with the supreme court of appeal

Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi delivered over 20 judgments late

Calls for two judges accused of crime to step aside while a third appears before Judicial Conduct Tribunal on a complaint of impeachable misconduct

Call for Eastern Cape judge president to step aside over sexual harassment and hearings begin in misconduct charges against Gauteng judge Makhubele

There should be fewer MPs on the commission to limit political interference in judicial appointment, Freedom Under Law and the Helen Suzman Foundation argue

The suspended public protector urged the Judicial Service Commission to investigate the incident further, saying the judges she named must be removed from the bench

The decision came despite inventive litigation launched by the public protector to stave off both suspension and a parliamentary impeachment inquiry

Public protector accuses the constitutional court of ignoring alleged wrongdoing by its members

The high court said Western Cape judge president’s arguments were either not sustainable or worthy of a review application and held that the Judicial Service Commission’s…

The supreme court of appeal president, who was the Judicial Service Commission’s recommendation for chief justice, would be the first woman to hold the post

The organisation notes complaints against Mpofu following the interviews with candidates for chief justice and set out guidelines of fairness, but said he was not treated fairly…

The president said he had expected the commission to limit itself to commenting on the suitability of all four shortlisted candidates, but that the decision remained his…

The JSC exceeded its mandate to place the president in a corner in which exercising his wide powers to select the next chief justice have become fettered by popular concerns

The chairperson of the state capture commission and acting chief justice said he had no bias in favour of the president or any against his predecessor, but proceeded on the basis…

The head of the supreme court of appeal said if appointed she would import some appellate court customs to the constitutional court to speed up turnaround times

In an answer to a predictable question, the constitutional court justice cautioned that unfounded attacks on the judiciary risked undermining its legitimacy and the rule of the law

Judges Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Mandisa Maya, Dunstan Mlambo and Raymond Zondo are all strong candidates to become chief justice