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JUDICIAL MATTERS: GUIDELINES GAZETTED ON ACTING JUDGE APPOINTMENTS
- 18 June 2026
- Courts
- SA Legal Academy
The Department of Justice & Constitutional Development has gazetted guidelines on the appointment of acting judges in the ‘superior courts, the Supreme Court of Appeal and specialist courts’. According to the covering notice, they will be implemented incrementally from 1 July 2026 – taking account of available resources.
By prescribing uniform, transparent criteria and procedures for the appointment of acting judges, among other things the guidelines are expected to:
- promote judicial independence
- improve the effectiveness of the courts, and
- facilitate ‘equitable access to acting stints’ (thus improving the quality and increasing the number of candidates avaialble for appointment to the judiciary).
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