Attorneys for Cape Judge President John Hlophe will lodge a complaint with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) against Constitutional Court judges, the SABC reported on Wednesday

This follows a complaint laid by the judges with the JSC against Hlophe.

They have accused Hlophe of improperly trying to influence the Constitutional Court's decision on search and seizure raids by the Scorpions on the premises of ANC president Jacob Zuma.

Hlophe's lawyer, Lister Nuku, said the judges went public without having first lodged a complaint with the JSC.

"There is nothing much received from the JSC, except what I have referred to as the complaint, which was made in a public statement," Nuku said.

"What we are concerned about is that even before Hlophe was made aware of the complaint against him, it was already taken to the media."

702 Talk Radio reported on Wednesday that Justice Minister Bridgette Mabandla has signed Hlophe's request for long leave.

Hlophe asked to be relieved of his duties temporarily while the Constitutional Court's complaint against him was being investigated.

Sapa