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  • Summary of criteria used when considering candidates for judicial appointment
    In addition to the criteria set out by the Judicial Service Commission, the SAC-IAWJ requires that a member of the Association who wishes to be nominated and or supported in her/his appointment to the High Court bench or to Act in the High Court should have the following qualities:
    • (S)he must be a member in good standing for at least one uninterrupted year.
    • (S)he must promote the aim and objectives of the Association actively by participating in the programmes/projects lead by the Association in the Province (s)he is resident and or working

Videos

Congratulatory message for President of the SCA,  Pesident of the SAC-IAWJ Mandisa Maya, by Justice Susan Glazebrook, President of the IAWJ, Aug 2022.

Congratulatory message for President of the SCA, Pesident of the SAC-IAWJ Mandisa Maya, by Justice Vanessa Ruiz, Senior Judge at the Court of Appeals and former President of the IAWJ, Aug 2022.

SAC-IAWJ tribute to  Deputy Chief Justice Designate of the Republic of South Africa, Mandisa M.L. Maya, SAC-IAWJ President, Aug 2022.
"Through a number of he JSC interviews, Pesident of the SAC-IAWJ Justice Maya, has spoken candidly about her experiences as a woman in the courts and the role of women in the judiciary."

Newsletters

  • December 2023: Wrap up of SAC-IAWJ for 2023 
  • November 2023: 2025 IAWJ Bennial Conference: Bid to host the 2025 International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) Biennial Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
  • July 2023, Special Edition: Justice Mahube Molemela, President of the Supreme Court of Appeal
    It is another proud moment for the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (SAC-IAWJ. We are overjoyed that the President of the Republic of South Africa, President Ramaphosa has appointed Justice Mahube Molemela as the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, the second highest court in the country.
  • December 2022, Special Edition: 16th Annual Conference of the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges.
  • August 2022: 16th Conference and Annual General Meeting of the South African Chapter: International Association of Women Judges in collaboration with the University of South Africa and the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.
  • July 2022: Justice Mandisa Maya, Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) of South Africa.
  • August 2020: Women's Month 2020
  • February 2020: "A historical feat for the SCA!"
  • October 2019: Conference 2019, Special Edition.
  • July 2019: "A delighted Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) Judge President Justice Mandisa Maya, Walter Sisulu University Honours alumna, received an Honorary Law Doctorate Honoris Causa from her alma mater in Mthatha. Judge Maya graduated with her law degree from WSU then Unitra, 33 years ago."
  • October 2017: “Let’s wrap the wide arms of the law around those who need it”
  • July 2017: The SAC-IAWJ celebrates the appointment of its founding members as President of the Supreme Court of Appeal and Justice of the Constitutional Court
  • February 2017: A year of Great Expectations
  • December 2016: Christmas Message from the President
  • October 2016: The SAC-IAWJ boosts of a New Executive Committee
  • August 2016:Women’s Day Celebrations
  • March 2016: Women in Leadership
  • December 2015: Discourage violence and abuse in our society
  • August 2015: Conference of Women Judges in Africa
  • February 2015: Reflections from the Executive Committee of the SAC-IAWJ
  • December 2014: Members across the country participate in community upliftment projects  
  • December 2013: Reflections from the Deputy President of the SAC-IAWJ Madam Justice S Naidoo