South Africa’s Constitutional Court Limits Judicial Terms to Twelve Years

By Zachary Shemtob · SCOTUSblog · 2026-07-24

According to reporting from SCOTUSblog, the Constitutional Court of South Africa operates with a bench of eleven justices who are appointed by the president through a public nomination process. Professor Penelope Andrews explains that these jurists are restricted to a single non-

According to reporting from SCOTUSblog, the Constitutional Court of South Africa operates with a bench of eleven justices who are appointed by the president through a public nomination process. Professor Penelope Andrews explains that these jurists are restricted to a single non-