With Mazuz retirement, makeup of High Court seen to be in play

Channel 12’s political reporter Amit Segal notes that Justice Mazuz’s early retirement could have broad consequences.

With Mazuz and Justices Neal Hendel and Hanan Melcer — all seen some of the court’s more left-leaning judges — set to retire in the next 18 months, whoever wields power in the appointments committee over the coming period could have a crucial role in shaping the 15-member court’s makeup and character.

With elections seemingly months away, the results could be a deciding factor on this matter.

Eleven justices of the High Court of Justice attend a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on May 3, 2020. (Yossi Zamir/Pool)

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