Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi cleared of gross misconduct charges
A Judicial Conduct Tribunal has cleared Gauteng High Court Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi of gross misconduct, which could have seen her removed from office.
Instead, the tribunal has said she is guilty only of misconduct and of being"grossly negligent in breach of the Code of Judicial Conduct", for failing to deliver 27 judgments within accepted time frames, according to "She realised she was suffering from depression, which she attributed to her son's addiction to drugs and his criminal behaviour.
On the issue of incapacity, the tribunal said the constitutional provision on this issue had to mean a permanent inability to perform judicial functions, not a temporary incapacity.
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