There is a serious lack of women judges in South Africa, which continues to threaten transformation targets. This concern was once again raised during Judicial Service Commission interviews for Judges. For the first time ever, five female judges were shortlisted for positions on the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal. After gruelling interviews, the JSC recommended all four female candidates for the vacancy on the Constitutional Court bench as well as the sole candidate recommended to fill the position of Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal. That candidate, SCA Justice Mandisa Maya told the JSC interview panel that their biggest challenge is the shortage of women candidate judges. She says that of the 23 judges in the SCA, less than a third are women....