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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 343

Judicial Selection Committee

Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset, July 24, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Levin mulls legislation to change majority for appointing Supreme Court president
By Jeremy Sharon
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
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
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
Justice Minister Yariv Levin arrives at a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset, February 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 13, 2024, 10:55 pm
High Court orders justice minister to explain why he’s not filling its vacant seats
Levin has refused to appoint new Supreme Court justices or a new court president for over seven months, due to ‘extraneous considerations,’ petitioners allege
By Jeremy Sharon
The Judicial Selection Committee meets for the first time in over 18 months in Jerusalem, on November 16, 2023. (GPO)
April 8, 2024, 3:15 pm
Dispute breaks out in Judicial Selection Committee over judicial overhaul proponent
A candidate for the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court backed by Justice Minister Levin was blocked by liberal members of the committee due to his advocacy for restraining the judiciary
By Jeremy Sharon
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
The Judicial Selection Committee meets for the first time in over 18 months in Jerusalem, on November 16, 2023. (GPO)
March 1, 2024, 1:58 am
Ten judges appointed to magistrates courts in second round of judicial appointments
Ministers on Judicial Selection Committee sought to discuss possible impeachment of Supreme Court justice, but told disciplinary action must wait till an examination is completed
By Jeremy Sharon
File - Justice Minister Yariv Levin arrives at a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on December 10, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 13, 2023, 10:21 pm
Justice minister delays meeting of politically fraught judge selection panel
Yariv Levin cites clash with budget vote as reason for move; committee member MK Elharrar label decision ‘excuse,’ urges him to work to appoint judges
By Jeremy Sharon
The Judicial Selection Committee meets for the first time in over 18 months in Jerusalem, on November 16, 2023. (GPO)
November 16, 2023, 9:13 pm
Judicial Selection Committee sets out timetable for appointing new judges
Ministers Levin and Struck reportedly opposed to filling empty Supreme Court seat and appointing new president, but open to lower court appointments
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin seen during a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 10, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 13, 2023, 5:47 am
Levin said pushing for jurists who helped draft overhaul to be Supreme Court judges
Report says justice minister told members of selection panel he’ll back Justice Isaac Amit as court’s next president if they support his candidates, including Kohelet scholar
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin seen during a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 10, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 8, 2023, 9:16 pm
Levin announces Judicial Selection Committee to convene next week
Panel will deal only with procedural issues, won’t discuss appointments of new judges as they require 45-day notice
By Jeremy Sharon
The Or Simcha youth village in Kfar Chabad, central Israel, October 26, 2023. (Gavriel Fiske/Times of Israel)
November 7, 2023, 2:31 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 7: Day 32 – Ukrainian kids who fled to Israel escape war again
Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on indictments for incitement to racism and violence; education reporter Gavriel Fiske on universities’ support for their student reservists
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a conference at the Begin Heritage Center, in Jerusalem, September 5, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
November 2, 2023, 8:51 pm
Justice minister, Supreme Court president appoint 14 temporary judges
Temporary appointments made in light of numerous empty spots on court benches around the country, owing to Levin’s refusal to convene Judicial Selection Committee
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin seen during a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 10, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 19, 2023, 5:36 pm
Citing war, High Court postpones hearing on shuttered Judicial Selection Committee
Hearing on petitions against justice minister’s refusal to convene key panel tasked with appointing judges pushed to November 12, with legal aides called up for IDF reserve duty
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
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