WILLIAM GUMEDE | As long as politicians choose them, judges will not get a fair trial
The makeup of the JSC needs an urgent rethink if there’s to be any hope of the best judges getting the top jobs
15 February 2022 - 19:19
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which selects judges, including recommending the chief justice, should be reformed to reduce the number of politicians thereon and introduce civil society representatives...
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