A well-known Makhanda advocate, recently shortlisted for a permanent position on the Eastern Cape High Court bench, faces possible prosecution after she was involved in a car crash while allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.

According to the police, advocate Margaux Beard, who performed several stints as an acting judge in Makhanda — formerly Grahamstown — between 2016 and 2019, was arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence of alcohol after she crashed into the back of another vehicle...