JSC to recommend Gauteng Judge President Mlambo as next deputy chief justice
The JSC has, over the last two days, conducted interviews for the vacancy after President Cyril Ramaphosa nominated four candidates for the position.
Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo. Picture: @OCJ_RSA/X
JOHANNESBURG - The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will submit a report to President Cyril Ramaphosa on the suitability of Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo for the position of deputy chief justice.
The JSC, on Thursday afternoon, announced its resolution to advise the president that Mlambo was suitable for appointment as the second-highest justice in the country.
The body has, over the last two days, conducted interviews for the position following Ramaphosa's nomination of four candidates for the post.
Mlambo, who heads the busiest division in the country, holds a wealth of experience in the judiciary and has been hailed for introducing a virtual case management system known as "caselines" that allows parties to file their papers online.
The judge president has also introduced mandatory mediation for all litigants in civil trials because of the overwhelming caseload that burdens the division, a move that has been seen as controversial in some quarters.
Commissioner Advocate Sesi Baloyi made the announcement in Sandton, Johannesburg on Thursday.
"The JSC has decided to advise the president that JP Mlambo is suitable for appointment as the deputy chief justice. And in accordance with that decision, a report will be submitted by the JSC to the president, including a report on the other two candidates, the judge president for the Northern Cape and the judge president of the Free State."