JSC advertises judges' jobs in dramatic break with the past

Thursday, January 08, 2009

In an unmatched development since Independence, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has advertised the posts of judges and acting judges.

In the past, judges were appointed by the President following the recommendations of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), provoking perennial criticism for lack of transparency, among other reasons.

But as emphatic a departure with the past that the new development may be, many say it is not good enough and have called for interviews of the candidates to be done in public to enhance transparency.

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