President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Judges Narandran Kollapen and Rammaka Mathopo as Judges of the Constitutional Court.
This comes after two positions became vacant in the apex court.
In terms of Section 174(4) of the Constitution, the President appoints the judges of the Constitutional Court after consulting the Chief Justice and the leaders of parties represented in the National Assembly.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) had conducted interviews in October to fill the vacancies.
“The Presidency received a letter dated 27 October 2021 from the Acting Chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Judge Raymond Zondo with regard to the recommendation of five candidates to fill two vacancies in the Constitutional Court. The candidates were Justice B Molemela, Justice R Mathopo, Justice F Kathree-Setiloane, Justice J Kollapen, and Justice B Vally,” says the presidency in a statement.
Consitutional Court judges’ interviews:
Judge Kollapen served as a Judge of Gauteng Division from 2010 after he served as a member and later chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission.
Judge Mathopo was appointed as a Judge, also in the Gauteng Division of the High Court, in 2006 and was elevated to the Supreme Court of Appeal in 2015.
The President wishes Justices Kollapen and Mathopo well in their new role.
