A judge of the Pretoria High Court is facing disciplinary proceedings after she delivered reasons for a judgment years after she had concluded the matter.
Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, Judge Letty Molopa-Sethosa is facing a Judicial Conduct Tribunal and potential impeachment proceedings following her long delay in delivering reasons for a 2023 ruling.
The matter involved an unlawful arrest case, and the delay in delivering her reasons left the litigants unable to proceed with their case. The Tribunal still needs to be appointed by Chief Justice Mandisa Maya in terms of the JSC Act.
Judicial watchdog group, Judges Matter, impacted the complaints against Molopa-Sethosa by Sanet Bruton, a party to the matter that the judge had adjudicated.
It said the matter is rooted in the events of 2008, when Bruton and her father were unlawfully arrested by the police.
