
JSC recommends Phatshoane, Steyn and Bloem for SCA vacancies
Following its deliberations, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has resolved to advise the President to appoint the following candidates to fill three (3) vacancies at the Supreme Court of Appeal: – Judge G H Bloem – Judge M V Phatshoane – Judge E J S Steyn #JSCInterviews #OCJ_RSA #JudiciaryRSA — RSAJudiciary (@OCJ_RSA) October 5, 2026 Judge Bloem highlighted the importance of filling vacancies at the SCA, saying the second-highest court in the country had lost significant judicial experience.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has resolved to advise President Cyril Ramaphosa to appoint Judges Gerald Bloem, Mmathebe Violet Phatshoane and Esther Steyn to fill three vacancies at the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA).“What is happening in the Supreme Court of Appeal is, I don’t have to tell commissioners that over the last three, four years, that court has lost a lot of skills in judges.
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