More senior judges and fewer party-political appointees are required to combat political interference in the appointments of judges, Freedom Under Law has argued. | TammyPetersen87
This is one of the recommendations it has made following a review of the performance of the Judicial Service Commission over the last 13 years.
Lead researcher and author of the report Calli Solik found the problems plaguing the JSC were diverse, urging structural, infrastructural, and procedural reform to allow for the effective fulfilment of its constitutional mandate.'Zondo was also a beneficiary of cadre deployment': Mantashe says judges are not above criticism
"In addition, its processes have been stymied by political interference at various levels, with the now notorious public interviews, in particular, being used by commissioners to air their political agendas," the report read.Join the 1 million News24 readers who are signed up to receive the top, must-read stories of the day in their inbox. Join them and get premium news, every weekday at 6 am.
"The JSC's handling of complaints of gross misconduct has been characterised by delay, inconsistency and constitutionally unsound conduct and decision-making." Researchers also found the committee appeared to lack sufficient internal support to assist it with carrying out its mandate. Describing its disciplinary procedures as"opaque and unwieldy", researchers said it was difficult to discern to what extent the delay was due to structural and procedural encumbrances or inefficiencies, to the pressures of their routine judicial office on the senior judges involved or to hesitation to pursue complaints."Given the increasing volume of complaints, the Judicial Conduct Committee requires greater internal support.
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