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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has recommended Supreme Court of Appeal judge, Nolwazi Mabindla-Boqwana, to be the next judge president of the Western Cape High Court.<\/p>\n

A former judge of that court, the 51-year-old Mabindla-Boqwana will take the reins of a troubled division as the impact of the fallout of the court\u2019s past and present leaders was laid bare in most of the interviews conducted on Monday.<\/p>\n

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Former judge turned parliamentarian, John Hlophe, had been the judge president for more than 20 years until his impeachment in February.<\/p>\n

He and the court’s deputy judge president, Patricia Goliath, were involved in a spat four years ago that was adjudicated by the commission and which has fractured the bench and the court staff.<\/p>\n

After more than 12 hours of interviews for the top job, it was Judge Nolwazi Mabindla-Boqwana that impressed the most.<\/p>\n

She told the JSC that she “grew up” in the Western Cape High Court, where she was appointed a judge in 2013.<\/p>\n

Mabindla-Boqwana said that she was promoted to the appeal court just as tensions were starting to brew between Hlophe and Goliath.<\/p>\n

Four of the seven judges interviewed for the post currently serve in the division, including Goliath’s acting deputy, Judge Andre le Grange.<\/p>\n

Goliath faced a four-hour grilling by the interviewing panel on Monday over her leadership style and what several commissioners referred to as the elephant in the room.<\/p>\n

But Mabindla-Boqwana said she believed her leadership could turn the situation around and she didn’t foresee a problem working with Goliath if recommended for the job.<\/p>\n

“Not at all from my side, definitely not. I’ve known Deputy Judge President Goliath for a long time, since I was in the division for seven years, and I’ve had a number of interactions with her and I respect her.”<\/p>\n

It was evident Mabindla-Boqwana was held in high regard by the commissioners, with Chief Justice Mandisa-Maya revealing she had intentions of asking her to take up an acting stint in the Constitutional Court.<\/p>\n

President Cyril Ramaphosa will have the final say of making the appointment official.<\/p>\n

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