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Who holds acting judges accountable for late judgments?

The Legal Practice Council says it has taken action but it has not yet amended its code of conduct to reflect this

Legal Practice Council says it has disciplined legal practitioners who fail to deliver judgments after their terms as an acting judge end. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Acting judges account for more than half of South Africa’s late court judgments, including nearly all late judgments in the Labour Court.
When acting judges leave the bench with judgments outstanding, a legal opinion says neither the judiciary nor the Legal Practice Council (LPC) has the clear power to hold them accountable.
The LPC, however, says it has disciplined legal practitioners who fail to deliver judgments after their acting terms end, but it has not yet amended its code of conduct to reflect this.
Judges Matter warns that without formally amending its code of…

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