# President Cyril Ramaphosa has initiated consultation with the Judicial Service Commission and leaders of political parties represented in the National Assembly on the appointment of a deputy Chief Justice. The position has been vacant since September 1st 2024, when the then deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya was appointed Chief Justice. The candidates are Gauteng judge president, Dunstan Mlambo, Supreme Court of Appeal president, Mahube Molemela, Free State judge president, Cagney Musi, and Northern Cape judge president, Pule Tlaletsi.
Ramaphosa consulting on the four candidates for the vacant deputy Chief Justice position