AFTER a long week of high drama and fiery deliberations, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Saturday nominated President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, Justice Mandisa Maya as the next Chief Justice of South Africa.
JSC spokesperson Dali Mpofu made the announcement about 6.30pm on Saturday shortly after an eight-hour long session of deliberations.
Mpofu said that President Cyril Ramaphosa was clearly not bound by what the JSC or political parties recommended as the Constitution stated the president should appoint a suitable chief justice after consultation with the JSC and political parties in the National Assembly.
If Ramaphosa agrees with the JSC, Justice Maya will be SA’s first ever female Chief Justice.
A career jurist, Justice Maya is the first female who has served as President of the Supreme Court of Appeal.
She beat acting deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo and Justice Mbuyiseni
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