Judicial Service Commission

Section 178 of the Constitution of South Africa: There is a Judicial Service Commission consisting of-

a. the Chief Justice, who presides at meetings of the Commission;
b. the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal;
c. one Judge President designated by the Judges President;
d. the Cabinet member responsible for the administration of justice, or an alternate designated by that Cabinet member;
e. two practising advocates nominated from within the advocates' profession to represent the profession as a whole, and appointed by the President;
f. two practising attorneys nominated from within the attorneys' profession to represent the profession as a whole, and appointed by the President;
g. one teacher of law designated by teachers of law at South African universities;
h. six persons designated by the National Assembly from among its members, at least three of whom must be members of opposition parties represented in the Assembly;
i. four permanent delegates to the National Council of Provinces designated together by the Council with a supporting vote of at least six provinces;
j. four persons designated by the President as head of the national executive, after consulting the leaders of all the parties in the National Assembly; and
k. when considering matters relating to a specific High Court, the Judge President of that Court and the Premier of the province concerned, or an alternate designated by each of them.

The Judicial Service Commission may determine its own procedure, but decisions of the Commission must be supported by a majority of its members.

Source: the Constitutional Court of South Africa