We do not publish direct telephone numbers or personal email addresses for named individuals, including judges and public officials. This page carries none, and it will not carry them if you ask.
With a judicial officer the reason goes further than privacy. A judge may not be approached privately about a case at all. Contacting one side’s judge outside the courtroom is improper, and a litigant who attempts it damages their own position rather than advancing it. Everything a court is told must be said in open court or filed on the record, where the other side can see it and answer it.
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What you probably need instead
| What you are trying to do | Where it actually goes |
|---|---|
| Something about a live case | The registrar of the court hearing it, quoting the case number. Filing, dates and the roll are the registry’s work. |
| A decision you disagree with | An appeal or a review, brought within strict time limits. This needs legal advice quickly, because the periods are short and are enforced. |
| A complaint about a judge’s conduct | The Judicial Service Commission, which handles complaints about judges. It considers conduct, not the correctness of a judgment. |
| A complaint about a magistrate’s conduct | The Magistrates Commission, which performs the same function for magistrates. |
| A delay that is administrative rather than judicial | The court manager, then the office of the chief magistrate or the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. |
| A copy of a judgment | The registrar of the court, or the published law reports. Superior court judgments are published free on SAFLII. |
Conduct complaints and appeals are different things
This distinction is the one that most often sends a complaint to the wrong place, and it is worth being precise about.
- A conduct complaint says the judicial officer behaved improperly: bias, rudeness, gross delay in delivering a judgment, or a conflict of interest that was not disclosed. That goes to the Judicial Service Commission or the Magistrates Commission.
- An appeal says the decision was wrong on the facts or the law. That goes to a higher court, and it generally needs leave to appeal, applied for within a short period after judgment.
- A review says the process was defective, for example that the tribunal had no jurisdiction or that a party was not heard. It also goes to a court, on a different basis from an appeal.
- Neither commission will change the outcome of your case. They can act against a judicial officer; they cannot set aside a judgment. Only a court can do that.
Time limits, which decide more cases than the merits
- Leave to appeal is normally applied for within days of judgment, not weeks, and the period runs from the date of the order.
- A review of a CCMA award has a six week deadline from the date the award is served.
- A rescission of a default judgment must be applied for promptly, with an explanation for the default and a defence on the merits.
- Condonation is not automatic. A late application must explain the delay convincingly, and a court is entitled to refuse.
- Get advice before the period runs, not after. Legal Aid South Africa and university law clinics assist people who qualify, and both are far more useful before a deadline than after it.
Verified public routes
These are institutional routes, checked on 22 August 2026.
| What it is for | Contact |
|---|---|
| Parliament, general enquiries | 021 403 2911 |
| Parliament, general email | [email protected] |
| Presidential Hotline, national government complaints | 17737 |
| South African Police Service, emergency | 10111 |
The Judicial Service Commission, the Magistrates Commission and the Office of the Chief Justice publish their own contact details and complaint forms on their official sites, and those are the authoritative source. We have not reproduced numbers we could not read from an official page.
Beware of anyone offering influence
- Nobody can arrange a favourable outcome, and anyone who says they can is defrauding you. Court outcomes are not for sale, and payments made on that promise are simply lost.
- Nobody can get a case moved up the roll for a fee. Dates are allocated by the registrar according to the roll.
- Be careful with people offering to “represent” you who are not admitted attorneys or advocates. Ask for the practitioner’s name and check it with the Legal Practice Council, which regulates the profession.
- Never pay a legal fee in cash without a receipt and a written mandate. An attorney must give you a cost estimate and account for money held in trust.
Related contact pages
- Government Contact Pages
- Director of Public Prosecutions Contact Details
- Western Cape High Court Contact Details
- Sheriffs of the Court Contact Details
- Legal Contact Pages
- Complaints and escalation contact pages
Frequently asked questions
Can I write to a judge about my case?
No. Communication with a judge about a live matter happens in open court or through papers filed on the record, where the other side can see and answer it. A private approach is improper and can prejudice your own case.
How do I complain about a judge?
Through the Judicial Service Commission, in writing, setting out what the judicial officer is alleged to have done. For a magistrate it is the Magistrates Commission. Neither will reconsider whether the decision was correct.
Where do I get a copy of a judgment?
From the registrar of the court that gave it, quoting the case number. Superior court judgments are also published free on SAFLII, and reported judgments appear in the law reports.
Will you publish a judge's contact details if I ask?
No. The rule applies to every named individual equally, and for judicial officers there is the additional reason that private contact about a case is improper in itself.
I cannot afford a lawyer. What are my options?
Legal Aid South Africa assists people who meet its means test, and university law clinics take on many civil matters free of charge. For a civil claim within the limit, the small claims court costs nothing and permits no lawyers on either side.
Institutional routes on this page were checked against official sources on 22 August 2026. Where a detail has changed, the official source is always the authority.