Freedom Under Law to legally challenge JSC's Supreme Court of Appeal appointments

Freedom Under Law (FUL) says it will legally challenge the Judicial Service Commission's "inadequate" reasons for only filling two of four vacancies at the Supreme Court of Appeal – and snubbing two candidates who it described as "excellent".

FUL made the decision to seek a review of the JSC's SCA appointment process after reading the reasons that the commission provided to the Council for the Advancement of the SA Constitution (Casac) about why it only filled half of the Appeal Court vacancies during interviews held last month.

"FUL has studied these reasons and is of the view that the reasons are inadequate, and do not address the significant public concerns which were raised about the appointments in the immediate aftermath of the interviews," it said in a statement.