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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 469

Judicial Selection Committee

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 Supreme Court head
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 Supreme Court head
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
Leader of the National Unity Party MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting of the party at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 16, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
January 11, 2025, 10:29 pm
Gantz criticizes Levin-Sa’ar new judicial overhaul proposal, but offers to negotiate
National Unity head says talks can be held if justice minister stops blocking appointment of Supreme Court president, efforts to fire AG are halted, ministers obey court rulings
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
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
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, right, and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, left, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 10, 2023. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
December 15, 2024, 5:06 pm
Netanyahu allies look to marshal support for ousting AG and reviving judicial overhaul
Coalition largely backs controversial agenda, but postpones final decisions due to ultra-Orthodox parties’ demand to first push forward bill exempting Haredim from IDF enlistment
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
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
Acting Supreme Court President Justice Isaac Amit at a hearing for a petition filed by families of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, October 28, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 9, 2024, 8:46 pm
Supreme Court chief: Levin refusing to meet, directly harming operation of legal system
In letter, acting president Isaac Amit says justice minister refusing to discuss judicial appointments; source close to Levin: ‘He can send the letter to himself by return mail’
By Jeremy Sharon
Israel Bar Association leader Amit Becher during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, November 25, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
December 3, 2024, 1:52 pm
Bill giving justice minister power over Bar Association’s fees clears first reading
Association’s chief has accused Levin of using legislation to blackmail him into having members vote to appoint conservative Supreme Court justices
By ToI Staff
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 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 attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 26, 2024, 9:52 pm
Supreme Court head rejects Levin plan to make conservative judge chief justice for a year
Acting Court President Vogelman slams justice minister’s proposal, accuses him of ‘harming the proper functioning of the justice system’ during a time of crisis
By ToI Staff
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
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