THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has announced its short list of candidates to be interviewed for appointments as judges, with four candidates vying for one appointment to the Constitutional Court.Candidates for the highest court are Supreme Court of Appeal justices Ronnie Bosielo, Stevan Majiedt and Malcolm Wallis and Gauteng High Court Judge Jody Kollapen.The short list may mollify, but is unlikely to completely allay, concerns about an apparent lack of interest in appointment to the highest court, with few candidates coming forward in previous nomination rounds. In March the JSC had to re-advertise to fill the Constitutional Court post after failing to get enough nominations — part of a pattern that has developed where posts are either re-advertised or where there are just enough candidates to fulfil the requirements under the Constitution, which requires that there be three more candidates than the number of appointments to be made.This time around the JSC has enough candid...
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