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“Rude” magistrate’s impeachment set aside

Magistrate’s Commission must reconsider sanction, high court rules

The decision to remove Judith van Schalkwyk from office has been set aside by the Gauteng High Court. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb.
A magistrate who was impeached and removed from office has been thrown a lifeline by the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
Kempton Park Chief Magistrate Judith van Schalkwyk was found guilty of 13 disciplinary charges and removed from office in 2022.
In 2024, Gauteng High Court Judge Leonard Twala ruled that nine of the charges should be set aside, but the remaining four charges were serious enough to warrant her removal from office. These related to rude and disrespectful conduct towards colleagues, and accepting R34,000 from a local attorney to attend a conference in the United States.
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