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From the Liveblog of Sunday, September 20, 2015

Funeral for justice Mishael Cheshin begins

20 September 2015, 5:53 pm

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The funeral for former Supreme Court justice Mishael Cheshin, who succumbed to cancer Saturday at age 79, has begun on Kibbutz Givat Hashlosha, outside Tel Aviv.

Mishael Cheshin, retired judge who served in the Supreme Court of Israel from 1992 to 2006, seen participating in a discussion at the Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem. October 17, 2012. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90) — Mishael Cheshin, retired judge who served in the Supreme Court of Israel in 1992-2006, participating in a discussion at the Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem, October 17, 2012. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The funeral for the justice, who was fondly remembered for his creative writing style and fight against corruption, is attended by President Reuven Rivlin, Supreme Court President Miriam Naor, Israel Police chief candidate Gal Hirsch and other dignitaries.

Rivlin, who called Cheshin the “poet of the judicial world” in an op-ed earlier in the day, is slated to deliver a eulogy at the funeral.

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