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Khampepe steps in for Mogoeng Mogoeng, who has taken long leave .
Mogoeng has taken leave after serving a period of four years of actual service.
The decision by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to take three-and-a-half months leave is normal judicial procedure and nothing untoward, his office says.
In a statement released on Thursday afternoon, Constitutional Court spokesperson Nathi Mncube said Regulation 3 of the Judges Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act of 2001 provides for judges to take leave of three-and-a-half months for every period of four years actual service. This leave is referred to as long leave within the judiciary. The chief justice s four-year cycle to take his long leave commenced on 1 July 2018, but he was unable to take it due to his judicial and extra-judicial commitments.