Monday, September 05, 2011

Democratic Alliance calls for other candidates to be considered for Chief Justice

By Khanyisa Tabata
05 September 2011


The Democratic Alliance has called on President Jacob Zuma to withdraw his nomination of Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng for the position of Chief Justice.

Party leader Helen Zille told a news conference outside Parliament in Cape Town that Mogoeng does not have the outstanding legal skills required of such a position.

Zille says her party makes the submission as part of the constitutionally prescribed process of consultation which the President must engage in before appointing a Chief Justice.

She said it is important to note that Judge Mogoeng’s nomination has been opposed almost unanimously by the legal fraternity and by civil society.

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