Staff Reporter
The Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) said on Friday that Acting Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba has lodged a complaint against Gauteng High Court Judge Portia Phahlane with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
The OCJ said the complaint has been sent to the Judicial Conduct Committee, which will consider written submissions from Ledwaba and Phahlane before deciding what happens next.
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It said both parties have until 27 February to make submissions.
“Judge Phahlane will not preside in any part-heard matter until the JSC complaint process has run its course, in line with the bail conditions imposed in the criminal proceedings against Judge Phahlane,” said the OCJ in a statement.
The statement follows weeks of legal wrangling over whether Phahlane could be recalled to finish part-heard matters, including a stalled murder trial, despite facing corruption charges
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