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title: "Gauteng high court Judge President reports judge to JSC over outstanding judgments"
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# Gauteng high court Judge President reports judge to JSC over outstanding judgments

> Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi has not yet delivered a judgment she reserved in February 2021.

By Marecia Damons · Published 6 October 2022, 16:57 SAST

## Content

Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi, who has failed to deliver judgment in a matter after 19 months, has been reported to the Judicial Service Commission.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is a [constitutional body](https://nationalgovernment.co.za/units/view/64/judicial-service-commission-jsc) that oversees the appointment of judges, investigates complaints about judicial officers, and advises the government on matters relating to the judiciary.

Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi’s judgment on a dispute between the Department of Military Veterans and a health services company was heard in the high court in Pretoria on 8 and 9 February 2021. Judgment was reserved on 21 February 2021. The ruling is still [outstanding](https://www.groundup.org.za/article/no-explanation-for-why-judge-has-taken-19-months-to-rule-in-vital-court-matter/).

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The Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) told *GroundUp* that Judge President Dunstan Mlambo, of the Gauteng Division of the high court, lodged a complaint with the JSC against Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi regarding this matter “and a number of other judgments reserved for long periods”.

“The Judge President’s Office has enquired, on several occasions, from Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi on when the judgment on this matter will be delivered, with no response thus far,” the Office of the Chief Justice said.

According to a [report](https://www.judiciary.org.za/index.php/judiciary/reserved-judgment-reports?download=9209:reserved-judgment-report-for-the-chief-justice-as-at-31-december-2021) by the South African judiciary to the Chief Justice, at the end of December 2021, there were 156 reserved judgments [outstanding for longer than six months](https://www.groundup.org.za/article/more-than-150-judgments-outstanding-for-more-than-six-months-most-recent-report/). Overall there were 830 reserved judgments, with the longest outstanding one dating back to 12 December 2012. **DM**

*First published by*[*GroundUp*](https://www.groundup.org.za/article/gauteng-judge-reported-to-judicial-service-commission/)*.*

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