The role of judges in a constitutional democracy is to adjudicate disputes impartially and uphold the rule of law. Given this role, their public comments, especially on controversial subjects such as politics and religion, are often scrutinized for potential bias. This essay explores whether judges' public comments on political issues pose a threat to their objectivity in adjudicating political disputes, with specific reference to the debate around Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng's public utterances.