Executive Secretary of the Council for the advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac), Lawson Naidoo, says he hopes President Cyril Ramaphosa will appoint an exceptional jurist to be the next Chief Justice of South Africa.
The term of the current Chief Justice, Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng will end on October 11.
Ramaphosa has invited the public to submit nominations.
President @CyrilRamaphosa is inviting public nominations for the position of the next Chief Justice of South Africa. https://t.co/g9jRB7XQVn
— Presidency | South Africa ?? (@PresidencyZA) September 16, 2021
Naidoo says the President should not only look at the current sitting judges but also private individuals with vast judicial knowledge.
“The Chief Justice is not just the head of the Constitutional Court. He or she [is] also the head of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and also a head of the government department which is now the office of the Chief Justice that has all sorts of responsibilities for the functioning of all the high courts in SA. A person has to be an exceptional jurist. Respect among their peers with good management and leadership skills,” says Naidoo.
The video below is the full interview with Naidoo:
