Act No. 200, 1993 | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 |
(3) Any judge shall, before commencing to perform the functions of his or her office, make and subscribe an oath or solemn affirmation in the terms set out in Schedule 3 before any other judge.
(4) A judge may only be removed from office by the President on the grounds of misbehaviour, incapacity or incompetence established by the Judicial Service Commission and upon receipt of an address from both the National Assembly and the Senate praying for such removal.
(5) A judge who is the subject of an investigation by the Judicial Service Commission in terms of subsection (4) may be suspended by the President pending such investigation.
Judicial Service Commission
105. (1) There shall be a Judicial Service Commission, which shall, subject to subsection (3), consist of—
(2) The functions of the Judicial Service Commission shall be—
(3) When the Commission performs its functions in terms of subsection (2)(c) it shall sit without the four senators referred to in subsection (1)(h).
(4) The Commission shall determine its own procedure, provided that the support of at least an ordinary majority of all its members shall be required for its decisions.
(5) The Commission may appoint committees from among its number and assign any of its powers and functions to such committee.
Seats of Constitutional Court and Appellate Division
106. (1) The seat of the Constitutional Court shall be Johannesburg.
(2) The seat of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court shall be Bloemfontein.
Languages
107. (1) A party to litigation, an accused person and a witness may, during the proceedings of a court, use the South African language of his or her choice, and may require such proceedings of a court in which he or she is involved to be interpreted in a language understood by him or her.