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Supreme Court President Isaac Amit speaks during a conference held by the Israel Bar Association, in Tel Aviv, September 2, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 2, 2026, 6:14 pm
Supreme Court chief blames public officials’ rhetoric for rise in attacks on judges, lawyers
Isaac Amit warns attacks on legal professionals are becoming routine, notes courts have sometimes had to close to public and attorneys require security escorts
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a press conference at the Knesset, May 10, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 25, 2026, 9:46 pm
Judicial Selection Committee to convene on Sunday for first time in a year and a half
Panel will consider appointments to magistrates’, family and traffic courts, following legal pressure on Justice Minister Levin to appoint judges after 18-month refusal
By Jeremy Sharon
Former Supreme Court President Aharon Barak attends a conference held by the Movement for Quality Government in Tel Aviv, January 28, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 5, 2026, 5:25 am
Ex-chief justice Barak: Slippery slope of violence could end in murder of judge, civil war
Fearing they could be targeted next, dozens of judges reportedly warn that Haredi extremist riot outside deputy chief justice’s home could have a chilling effect on judicial system
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
This undated photo is said by Iranian media to show Ehsum Bagheri, a judge in the Islamic Republic who was reportedly stabbed to death in the southern city of Shiraz, May 27, 2025. Above him is a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 27, 2025, 11:15 am
Judge stabbed to death in southern Iran, assailants at large, state media says
Ehsum Bagheri, previously a revolutionary court prosecutor, killed on way to work in Shiraz four months after assassination of two justices linked to 1980s ‘death commissions’
By Agencies
Retired Supreme Court President Aharon Barak sworn in as Israel’s appointee to the bench at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, January 11, 2024. (ICJ)
June 6, 2024, 9:11 am
Aharon Barak resigns as Israeli ad hoc judge at ICJ for ‘personal reasons’
No replacement for Barak is immediately announced and officials tell media that Israel may not appoint a new representative to the World Court as it hears genocide case
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Judge Irving Kaufman (Kaufman Family Photo Collection)
May 26, 2024, 4:54 pm
Biography tries to move judge out from under shadow of controversial Rosenberg spy case
Irving R. Kaufman, remembered primarily for sending couple to electric chair, shifted over time from being almost unquestioningly pro-government to an upholder of individuals’ rights
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters walk from Columbia University down to Hunter College, May 6, 2024, in New York City. (SPENCER PLATT / Getty Images via AFP)
May 8, 2024, 5:28 pm
Conservative US federal judges announce boycott of Columbia Law School graduates
University promises backing for its alums in face of hiring freeze over pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests; insists they are ‘consistently sought out’
By Karen Sloan and Nate Raymond
Judge Greg Kreis in a reelection campaign video dated January 18, 2024. (Screen capture: Youtube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a og the Copyright Law)
February 17, 2024, 8:37 am
California judge under investigation for alleged antisemitism, ethical violations
State agency charges Gregory Kreis on 19 counts, including calling deputy public defender ‘Jewboy;’ judge, who is running for reelection, slams ‘outright lies’
By Olga R. Rodriguez
Judges of the Jerusalem District Court take a seat for a hearing in the criminal trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, June 25, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)
September 6, 2023, 11:28 pm
Case burden on courts ‘unparalleled’ worldwide, says Courts Administration director
Israel has a third the European average of judges per capita, but up to twice as many cases being heard by the courts
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin at the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 20, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 17, 2023, 12:44 am
Levin reportedly says he’s refusing to pause overhaul due to fears of prosecution
Justice minister said to tell political confidants he believes halting legislation would give state prosecutors an opportunity to frame him on trumped-up charges
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog at a ceremony in Tel Aviv, March 13, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 16, 2023, 11:44 am
After coalition rejects his proposal, Herzog insists it’s a starting point for talks
President says he accepts constructive criticism of his ‘People’s Framework’ for judicial overhaul ‘with love and great respect’
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog presents his proposed alternative framework on the judicial overhaul, on March 15, 2023 (Video screenshot)
March 15, 2023, 9:28 pm
Warning of civil war, Herzog unveils framework for judicial reform; PM rejects it
President says proposal preserves Israel as a Jewish democracy, ensures judicial independence; Netanyahu: It doesn’t bring the necessary balance, Gantz accepts it, Lapid weighs it
By ToI Staff
Director Roman Polanski appears at an international film festival, where he promoted his film, 'Based on a True Story,' in Krakow, Poland on May 2, 2018. (AP Photo/File)
July 18, 2022, 3:16 pm
Polanski fled US when judge planned to renege on teen sex assault case deal – lawyer
Film director left in 1978 during trial relating to sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl; presiding judge was swayed by publicity, Polanski’s lawyer claims
By brian melley
Aaron Mostofsky (in fur pelt) and a protester with the Confederate flag in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
February 2, 2022, 8:56 pm
Aaron Mostofsky, pelt-wearing son of a Jewish judge, pleads guilty to Jan. 6 charges
Mostofsky, who wore fur pelts and a police bulletproof vest when he entered the US Capitol, faces up to 18 months in jail
By AP and JTA
Leondra Kruger, left, is sworn in as an associate justice to the California Supreme Court by Gov. Jerry Brown during an inauguration ceremony in Sacramento, California, Jan. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
January 28, 2022, 2:30 pm
Biden said he’ll nominate a Black woman to US Supreme Court. Who’s in the running?
Nine women thought to be leading candidates; potential nominees include Leondra Kruger, the daughter of a Jamaican mother and Jewish father
By Jessica Gresko and Colleen Long
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