Justice minister criticises how JSC handles complaints against judges
Michael Masutha says the Judicial Service Commission has unresolved complaints about judges which are more than a decade old
Justice Minister Michael Masutha has criticised how the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) handles complaints against judges and he wants to take up the issue with Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. Speaking to journalists ahead of tabling the R1.9bn budget allocated to the Office of the Chief Justice in the National Assembly‚ Masutha said there are complaints against judges that remain unresolved‚ ranging from delayed judgments and gross misconduct to racist remarks. The JSC‚ headed by Mogoeng‚ is constitutionally mandated to discipline judges who behave badly. Masutha bemoaned the fact that some of the unresolved complaints were "over a decade" old. "The commission is seized with a number of complaints against judges‚ which have taken time to complete. This requires that we engage with the chief justice and the judiciary to look at the effectiveness of the current complaints handling remarks." "There are complaints against judges that are still on the roll‚ if there’s such a concept‚ t...
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