SCA rules ‘ill-tempered’ advocate can’t be a judge
Justice Makgoka said he had difficulty with the high court accepting Roelofse’s explanation that his debts were due to his “dwindling and dissipating” legal practice because of his spells as an acting judge.
Justice Makgoka said he did not consider the high court’s assessment of the exchange as being fair and even-handed and Roelofse’s conduct had confirmed “in real time” the MSA’s complaint about his temperament.
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has declared unlawful a decision by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to recommend an advocate, who had regularly acted as a judge in the Mpumlanga division, for permanent appointment.
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