Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Removal
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Provision
- 177
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(1) A judge may be removed from office only if—
(a) the Judicial Service Commission finds that the judge suffers from an incapacity,
is grossly incompetent or is guilty of gross misconduct; and
(b) the National Assembly calls for that judge to be removed, by a resolution
adopted with a supporting vote of at least two thirds of its members.
(2) The President must remove a judge from office upon adoption of a resolution calling
for that judge to be removed.
(3) The President, on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, may
suspend a judge who is the subject of a procedure in terms of subsection (1).
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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 · justice.gov.za · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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