On 25 July 2025, the Judicial Service Commission announced the candidates that have been shortlisted for vacancies across various courts in South Africa.
They will interview the selected candidates between 6 to 17 October 2025. The Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal, Land Court, Labour Court and multiple divisions of the High Court currently have open positions.
“The Constitutional Court advertised two vacancies. Six candidates have applied but only five of them are eligible to be shortlisted,” said the office of the JSC.
JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION FACES CONSTITUTIONAL COURT APPLICATION SHORTAGE
According to the JSC, because they only had five qualifying candidates, the commission decided to re-advertise the positions.
“The advert was published on 18 July 2025, with a closing date of 6 August 2025,” they said.
The commission further explained that the new applications will be narrowed down and will be sent as recommendations to the president. Despite the extension, the Constitutional Court applicants will also be interviewed in October.
A LIST OF THE SUPREME COURT CANDIDATES
According to the JSC, the following candidates have been shortlisted to be interviewed in October for openings in the Supreme Court of Appeal:
- Judge Thandi Victoria Norman
- Judge Bashier Vally
- Judge Leonie Windell
- Judge Gerald Hercules Bloem
- Judge Busisiwe Shareen Masipa
- Judge Pitso Ephraim Molitsoane
Although there are three vacancies open at the Johannesburg Labour Court, only one candidate, Suzanna Harvey, has made the cut. Nevertheless, law bodies and members of the public who wish to comment on the shortlisted candidates have been urged by the JSC to write to the commission’s Secretariat.
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