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Mandisa Maya accepts nomination to be next deputy chief justice
President Cyril Ramaphosa officially nominated Maya for the position last month.
Zondo has underlined his independence as a judge, detailing a number of judgments where his was a dissenting voice.
Incoming Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said he also felt the heavy weight of the responsibility he would bear in taking up the position.
Judge Maya represents a stratum of society that continues to suffer the triple indignation of the colour of their skin, their gender and their poverty.
Political analyst Susan Booysens said that the president now found himself in a no-win situation and would probably have to accept the Judicial Service Commission (JSC)'s recommendation that Judge Mandisa Maya was the most suitable for the job.
The Justice Service Commission (JSC) has recommended Supreme Court of Appeal President Justice Mandisa Maya to be appointed South Africa’s next chief justice. #ChiefJustice #MandisaMaya
There is no doubt that the candidates who were submitted by President Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed Mogoeng Mogoeng are all experienced and in one way or the other have the capacity to lead the team of justices at Braamfontein, writes Mcebo Dlamini.
Maya is the only woman amongst four shortlisted candidates interviewed by the commission to be Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s successor after his term came to an end in October last year.
This is the view of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution over the commission's recommendation Supreme Court of Appeal President Justice Mandisa Maya be appointed the country's next chief justice.
The JSC has recommended that President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints the Supreme Court of Appeal Judge President Mandisa Maya as Mogoeng Mogoeng's successor.
The JSC interviewed four shortlisted candidates for the top post throughout the week following a thorough selection process which, for the first time, involved public nominations.
Should Judge Mandisa Maya be appointed Chief Justice, she is expected to transform an institution that reflects the rootedness of patriarchy.
She set out her stall before the JSC on Wednesday, saying she wanted all the courts – including the magistracy – to fall under the umbrella of the office of the chief justice, which administers the Higher Courts.
Supreme Court of Appeal president Judge Mandisa Maya is one of four candidates vying for the judiciary’s top job to replace former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
She will be the second of four candidates to come before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for a day-long interview on Wednesday.
The Judicial Service Commission is interviewing acting Constitutional Court Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, High Court Judge President Dunstan Mlambo, Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga and Supreme Court of Appeal President Mandisa Maya for the position of the Chief Justice of South Africa from 1 to 4 February 2022.
The Judicial Service Commission will be interviewing the four shortlisted candidates for the top post in Sandton, Johannesburg.
In a first for South Africa, the president invited members of the public to nominate their preferred candidates for the critical post.
Here are the backgrounds and experience of the eight people shortlisted to be the next Chief Justice after an unprecedented public nomination process.