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High Court gives Levin until Thursday to announce timeline for panel to fill judicial vacancies
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The High Court gives Justice Minister Yariv Levin until Thursday to announce a schedule for convening the committee for selecting judges, with an emphasis on the district courts, Hebrew-language media reports.
“After the justice minister’s announcement is received,” the court says, according to Channel 13 news, “a decision will be made regarding the continuation of handling the petition.”
The announcement comes after the judges of the High Court of Justice told Levin’s lawyer in court yesterday that “crime is rampant” and that there is “an acute lack of judges” on numerous magistrates’ and district courts, during a hearing on petitions relating to Levin’s refusal to fill dozens of vacancies on judicial benches around the country.
Levin lacks a majority in the committee to ensure his candidates can get elected.
The Times of Israel Community.