Interviews for the positions of Chief Justice, Deputy Chief justice and Supreme Court judges began this morning despite a High Court directive to reconsider the applicants that were not shortlisted.
Justice George Odunga questioned the criteria used by the commission to gather information about the applicants, saying that it relied mostly on other state bodies without giving them a chance.
He also directed that the names of successful candidates from the interviews are not forwarded to the president for appointment until those who were left put are given a second chance.
Odunga requested for all public information about the shortlisting and the criteria used, a case filed by Prof Yash Pal Ghai.
The interviews for CJ come just a few months after Willy Mutunga stepping down from the docket.