# The Judicial Service Commission interviews begin today in Sandton, Johannesburg, to fill three vacancies at the Supreme Court of Appeal. Five candidates will be interviewed for South Africa’s second-highest court – Judges Gerald Bloem, Busisiwe Masipa, Ingrid Opperman, Violet Phatshoane and Esther Steyn. Chief Justice Mandisa Maya will lead the two-week process to fill 22 vacancies across superior courts. The SCA interviews are critical amid criticism over delayed judgments and capacity constraints.
Commission interviews begin for three Supreme Court of Appeal vacancies