The Law Society of SA has called on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to scrutinise prospective judges to ensure that racism does not make its way onto the bench. The society released a statement on Friday‚ noting the resignation of high court judge Mabel Jansen over racist comments made on her Facebook page. Jansen was in the process of being disciplined as a result of her comments‚ which were made public in May 2016.
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