Newly appointed Chief Justice Zondo pushes for decorum during JSC interviews
The newly revamped Judicial Service Commission (JSC), under the leadership of newly appointed Chief Justice (CJ) Raymond Zondo, is set to interview candidates nominated for positions in various courts this week.
Attempting to run an interview session with decorum, CJ Zondo used his opening remarks, “for the benefit of the public”, to emphasise that all candidates should be treated with respect, courtesy, and human dignity.
The JSC had tasked the Rules Committee to review the criteria to recommend to the JSC any amendments to expand and or supplement the criteria.
Zondo said the JSC considered its guidelines on the criteria used when considering candidates for judicial appointments, adopted in 1998 and updated in 2010. He said that during a meeting on Monday, the JSC reaffirmed its commitment to the criteria as updated and would continue to apply it in the interviews scheduled from April 5 to 8, 2022.
“There was complete acceptance by everyone in the JSC, that at all times we intend treating all candidates with respect and courtesy, and with due regard for their human dignity,” he said.
Zondo added that although robust questioning of candidates was expected, they would be treated with respect and dignity.
Currently, the JSC is interviewing five candidates for two positions on the Constitutional Court (ConCourt).
First in the hot seat was Advocate Alan Dodson SC, who has previously done some work for the State Capture Inquiry as an advocate.
Dodson has served as a judge at the Land Claims Court from 1995 to 2000, and also served as an acting judge in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, and the Labour Court.
Similar to his previous interview, Dodson told the JSC that he has spent most of his career focused on ensuring the law was a tool to assist disadvantaged communities, and particularly rural communities. He mentioned that, during apartheid, he sought to help people who were being subjected to forced removals and represented the victims of police brutality.
Source: IOL
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