The question that lingers on my mind frequently is: how was the impeached former Western Cape Judge President, Dr Mandlakayise John Hlophe, appointed as a judge?
He was the first black person to be appointed to the bench in that province in 1995 and only to be elevated to a judge president position five years later with hardly any practical experience as a former practicing counsel. He came from an academic background.
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