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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 368

Israel Supreme Court

Outgoing Acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman with incoming Acting Supreme Court President Isaac Amit (L) and Justice Noam Sohlberg (R) at a farewell ceremony for Vogelman at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)
October 1, 2024, 11:08 pm
Vogelman retires as Supreme Court president in shadow of severe judiciary-gov’t clash
Outgoing Supreme Court acting president laments justice minister’s efforts to weaken judiciary in parting speech, chastises him for refusing to appoint a new permanent president
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the president's residence in Jerusalem, on June 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 29, 2024, 9:40 pm
Judiciary adviser: Levin’s tactic to delay Supreme Court president vote ‘ridiculous’
Legal adviser to Israel Courts Administration says nominating justices for the position against their will violates administrative law, is ‘detached from reality’
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (L) at the Knesset in Jerusalem on September 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Uzi Vogelman speaks at the Israel Bar Association's annual conference in Tel Aviv, September 3, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 24, 2024, 7:19 pm
10 Supreme Court justices seek to retract their imposed candidacies for president
Justice Minister Levin nominated all 12 judges without their consent in protest against court ordering him to appoint new president when he doesn’t want to
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 23, 2024, 12:39 am
Levin nominates all Supreme Court judges for president in effort to stall appointment
Justice minister claims court is coercing appointment of new chief justice; opponents accuse him of shameful behavior, say he still intends to ‘crush independence of legal system’
By Jeremy Sharon
A large billboard depicting an image of Benjamin Netanyhau with the words 'You're the head, you're guilty' in Tel Aviv, February 14, 2024 (Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
September 12, 2024, 1:37 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 12: Day 342 – Can the PM stave off an ICC arrest warrant?
Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon reviews Netanyahu’s legal woes and justice minister’s latest battle; Arab affairs writer Gianluca Pacchiani discusses Egypt and Philadelphi Corridor
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset, July 24, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 9, 2024, 7:55 pm
Levin mulls legislation to change majority for appointing Supreme Court president
Seeking path to circument court’s order that he get on with process of choosing its president, justice minister also weighing reviving law to change Judicial Selection Committee
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges along with Supreme Court Acting President Uzi Vogelman, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 8, 2024, 7:32 pm
High Court orders Levin to appoint new court president; he calls its ruling undemocratic
Liberal justice Isaac Amit now likely to become president of Israel’s top court; justice minister vows to boycott incoming president; ministers threaten to revive judicial overhaul
By Jeremy Sharon and Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, September 8, 2024. (Screen grab/GPO)
September 8, 2024, 6:07 pm
Cabinet approves extending civil service commissioner’s term amid storm over replacement
Move comes after Attorney General Baharav-Miara opposed government attempts to have Netanyahu appoint new commissioner directly, bypassing selection committee
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges along with Supreme Court Acting President Uzi Vogelman, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 27, 2024, 2:12 pm
High Court tells Levin to quickly start process for appointing new court president
Top court says there is ‘no escape’ from filling the position after justice minister was given enough time to seek ‘broad consensus’ on the appointment, but failed
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges along with Supreme Court Acting President Uzi Vogelman, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 11, 2024, 7:29 pm
With negotiations over new High Court president stuck, Levin gets 2-week extension
Justice minister seeking to either get a conservative Supreme Court chief justice by overriding seniority system, or parachute a judicial overhaul architect into the top court
By Jeremy Sharon
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)
July 18, 2024, 10:24 pm
Court tells Levin, judicial selection panel to compromise on Supreme Court president
Justices appear to accept claim that the justice minister’s discretion to hold up appointment of a new court president is not unlimited
By Jeremy Sharon
Then-Supreme Court justice Anat Baron on March 8, 2017 (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 27, 2024, 5:40 pm
Judicial overhaul still a ‘sword on the neck’ of judiciary, ex-Supreme Court judge says
Former justice Anat Baron says the government’s judicial overhaul would have created a ‘totalitarian state,’ warns efforts to remove democratic guardrails ongoing
By Jeremy Sharon
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara arrives at a Jerusalem Day conference at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, June 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 24, 2024, 12:35 am
AG: Levin’s refusal to hold vote on Supreme Court chief ‘extremely unreasonable’
In official position, Baharav-Miara says delay ‘seriously wounds’ judiciary, situation ‘unprecedented’; justice minister says court petitioners trying to override elected officials
By ToI Staff
Head of the Israel Bar Association (IBA) Amit Becher addresses an IBA ceremony, March 20, 2024. (Courtesy Israel Bar Association/Yossi Zamir)
March 20, 2024, 11:58 pm
Bar association head threatens legal action if no Supreme Court president appointed
Amit Becher calls on justice minister to end unprecedented situation in which the court has been without a permanent president for nearly five months
By Jeremy Sharon
Judge Khaled Kabub at the Tel Aviv District Court, November 13, 2014. (Flash90/File)
March 18, 2024, 9:47 pm
Top judge’s querying of terror suspect’s detention prompts coalition calls for dismissal
Supreme Court Justice Khaled Kabub argued that suspect, who threw pipe bombs that did not explode, may be eligible for house arrest since fellow suspects were freed in hostage deal
By Jeremy Sharon
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