Knesset to pick 2nd lawmaker for key Judicial Selection Committee on July 12

The Knesset will elect its second and final representative to sit on the Judicial Selection Committee on July 12, according to a letter sent today from the Knesset Secretary to lawmakers.

The coalition is utilizing almost its full thirty-day allocation to delay the vote, following a botched June 14 elections that only appointed one out of two required MKs to the judicial appointments panel.

The secret ballot saw coalition lawmakers break ranks and support an opposition candidate, while the coalition failed to agree on its own nominee amid rogue candidacies by government lawmakers.

The timeline seemingly spites opposition demands to fully staff and convene the committee immediately.

Alongside a coalition lawmaker to staff the Judicial Selection Committee, the Knesset will also appoint MKs to sit on panels to appoint religious judges for the country’s various confessional authorities.