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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 473

Israel Supreme Court

High Court Justice Yael Wilner presides over a hearing on a petition requesting the court order Justice Minister Yariv Levin call a vote in the Judicial Selection Committee to appoint a new Supreme Court president, July 18, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Scolding Levin, High Court allows him 10 more days to appoint new top justice
By Jeremy Sharon
Court says ‘severe harm’ caused by justice minister’s ongoing delays to election of new president, but gives him an extension to assess claims of misconduct against Justice Amit
High Court Justice Yael Wilner presides over a hearing on a petition requesting the court order Justice Minister Yariv Levin call a vote in the Judicial Selection Committee to appoint a new Supreme Court president, July 18, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 16, 2025, 10:16 pm
Scolding Levin, High Court allows him 10 more days to appoint new top justice
Court says ‘severe harm’ caused by justice minister’s ongoing delays to election of new president, but gives him an extension to assess claims of misconduct against Justice Amit
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (left) attends a plenum session in the Knesset on November 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90); Acting Supreme Court President Justice Isaac Amit at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, November 14, 2024 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 15, 2025, 10:14 pm
Levin delays vote for Supreme Court chief, citing claims against top candidate
Justice minister says more time needed to examine accusations that Isaac Amit behaved inappropriately in legal affairs tied to a real estate property he owns
By Jeremy Sharon
Acting Supreme Court President Justice Isaac Amit at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, November 14, 2024 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 13, 2025, 3:42 pm
Right-wing MKs say Amit can’t be Supreme Court chief due to conflict of interest claims
After report questions justice’s failure to declare potential conflicts in property lawsuits, and other potential irregularities, conservative lawmakers demand he be booted
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) poses with his predecessor Gideon Sa'ar during a meeting on January 1, 2023 (Michael Dimenstein/GPO)
January 12, 2025, 10:41 pm
Seniority system for Supreme Court head to go, as Levin seeks overhaul laws by Feb.
Under Levin-Sa’ar plan, Judicial Selection Committee would choose head of judiciary; justice minister aims to get entire contentious overhaul package passed into law next month
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin shakes hands with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (left) in the Knesset plenum, November 6, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)
January 12, 2025, 3:05 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 12: Day 464 – New judicial overhaul plan raises eyebrows and hackles
Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon breaks down a fresh package of legislation unveiled by Justice Minister Levin and Foreign Minister Sa’ar, updates us on the Haredi conscription case
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar (left) discuss their new proposals for an overhaul of the judicial appointments process and other aspects of Israel’s constitutional order. (Screenshot from video courtesy of Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar)
January 10, 2025, 5:10 pm
Overhaul redux: Levin’s ‘compromise’ proposal would again radically constrain the judiciary
The coalition won’t be able to appoint judges by itself but judge selection would be highly politicized, Basic Laws would be immune from judicial review and other laws hard to block
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) poses with his predecessor Gideon Sa'ar during a meeting on January 1, 2023 (Michael Dimenstein/GPO)
January 9, 2025, 10:53 pm
Levin, Sa’ar unveil new judicial overhaul plan; wary opposition heads hold off response
Move would still remove High Court oversight of Basic Laws, restrict its review of other laws, increase political control over choosing judges; Bar Association slams ‘total politicization’
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks at a Knesset session, December 4, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 8, 2025, 7:54 pm
Right-wing activists blast Supreme Court Justice Amit, at justice minister’s invitation
In unprecedented step, Yariv Levin allows critics of acting chief justice to address Judicial Selection Committee; MK Elharrar: He’s ‘abusing’ his position to humiliate court
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool/Flash90)
January 5, 2025, 10:40 pm
Levin signals intent to swiftly revive bill giving government power to appoint judges
Ahead of January 16 deadline to choose Supreme Court president, justice minister seeks to bring back hugely contentious law at heart of pre-war judicial overhaul effort
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks at a Knesset session, December 4, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 1, 2025, 12:43 pm
Levin to convene judicial panel, again puts off vote on new Supreme Court president
Top court has ordered the justice minister to hold a vote for a new chief justice by January 16, but meeting next week will only hear objections to candidates
By Jeremy Sharon
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut speaks at Haifa University, where she was awarded an honorary doctorate, on December 23, 2024. (Haifa University Youtube screenshot)
December 23, 2024, 8:55 pm
Former chief justice decries ‘disastrous’ government plans that ‘threaten’ democracy
Critiquing judicial overhaul, Esther Hayut slams those who are ‘cynically exploiting democratic tools’ in their efforts to destroy Israel’s system of checks and balances
By ToI Staff
Families of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip and their supporters dress in white as they attend a silent protest calling for the release of the hostage, outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 25, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 17, 2024, 7:03 pm
Most Israelis worried for democracy, study finds; trust in Knesset, government down
Nearly half of Israelis think the country is in a bad place, although two-thirds believe it is still a good place to live, according to the IDI’s annual Democracy Index
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool/Flash90)
December 16, 2024, 8:31 am
Israel’s justice minister is creating a dictatorship in the judicial system
In this article, a group of senior experts, including a former chief justice of the Supreme Court and two former IDF chiefs of staff, respond to claims made by Justice Minister Yariv Levin
The High Court of Justice convenes to hear a petition asking the court to find Justice Minister Yariv Levin in contempt of court for failing to abide by a court ruling ordering him to appoint a new Supreme Court president, December 12, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg FLASH90)
December 12, 2024, 11:33 pm
Constitutional crisis flares as Levin given deadline to appoint new Supreme Court chief
High Court rules justice minister has not complied with previous ruling, gives him until Jan.16; Levin calls justices ‘dictators’ and appears set to revive his judicial overhaul
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (4th from L) at a meeting of the Judicial Selection Committee in Jerusalem on December 12, 2024. (Michal Dimenshtein/ GPO)
December 12, 2024, 5:26 pm
Supreme Court justices walk out of Judicial Selection Committee in protest of Levin
Justices leave meeting because minister invited external legal experts, which has never been done, to opine on scrapping longstanding seniority system for court president selection
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
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