Judges

Rabbi Shimshon Refael Hirsch:

Devarim: Intelligence is overrated - even in the courts

Just verdicts are primarily the product of character, not IQ.

Hundreds of complaints about judges submitted

This year, 897 complaints were filed against judges. 24% were found to be justified and were about deficiencies in the justice system.

UTJ faction demands representatives in religious tribunals

The Agudat Yisrael faction of UTJ demands the upcoming selection of religious judges include representatives from their community.

Shoftim: Judges in Jerusalem

The late Menachem Begin is often quoted as saying there are judges in Jerusalem, but the phrase is taken out of context.

Stand up and be counted, Esther!

Your fellow judges are hiding, scared to stand up, and basically emotionally paralysed. You must do so alone - and you can. Op-ed.

Israel divided - can it stand?

The legal reform turns the clock back to when the government governed, the legislature legislated, and the court resolved conflicts.Op-ed.

Gafni's plan:

Judges' salaries to be linked to those of MKs

With MKs' salaries set to rise by 5.1% instead of 12.5%, UTJ MK will apply same logic to judges.

America's six guardian angels

Roe v.s. Wade falls: The six judges reasserted classical morality in 2022 and for this, may God bless them! Opinion.

'Judges fear for their safety if they punish Bedouin criminals'

MK Amichai Chikli says judges in the south frequently hand out lenient sentences to violent offenders out of bias and fear of reprisal.

Judges Law to be brought up for a vote again

Coalition prepares for fight over 3 controversial laws.

Smotrich: No one should expect dialogue when we return to power

National Union leader criticizes Judicial Selection Committee, Justice Hayut for appointing 61 judges in absence of 3 committee members.

MK Ayelet Shaked: 'The Likud worked hard against my election'

Fmr Justice Minister attacks Likud conduct in voting for Judicial Appointments Committee: 'Speaker called ministers, threatened elections.'

Israeli judges 'personally liable for commission of crimes'?

NGO Monitor scrutinizes B'Tzelem report holding judges themselves as possible war criminals for violation of human rights.

Judicial scandal:

'A stormy day for me as justice minister and as a woman'

'The judges in Israel are doing their work faithfully, and hopefully the investigation will be completed soon,' justice minister says.

Police Investigation:

Sexual favors in exchange for judicial appointment

Investigators probing claims judicial appointment was advanced in exchange for sexual favors.

Shaked calls Haaretz article 'anti-Semitic disgrace'

Justice Minister attacks Yossi Klein's Haaretz article that claims national religious judge cannot judge fairly.

A third of all Israeli judges appointed by Ayelet Shaked

3 years have passed since Ayelet Shaked took on position of justice minister. In that time, a third of Israel's judges were appointed.

Minister Shaked:

Justice Minister: A judge who went bad won't remain a judge

Justice Minister on WhatsaApps between Securities Authority rep and judge in Case 4000. 'Shocked, like all Israel. Will fire if necessary..'

Israel to get its first female haredi judge?

From Beis Yaakov to judgeship: Justice Minister Ayelet vows to secure appointment of Israel's first female haredi judge.

Legal advisers protest: Don't change how we're appointed

Former judges, legal advisers, slam Justice Minister claiming new system of appointment 'harms the rule of law.'

'Stop treating Jews in Yesha as second class citizens'

Former Yesha Council member praises appointment of new judges for Supreme Court, calls for end of references to 'occupied territories.'

Attorney expert: 'Military judges are not jurists'

Sex-abuse expert Attorney Noga Weisel has low hopes for Elor Azariya's trial. 'Most military judges passed a course - and that's it.'

MK Ilatov: Ya'alon is 'Talking Nonsense'

Yisrael Beytenu MK blasts Defense Minister for denouncing his plan to refuse to appoint as judges those who won't sing Israel's anthem.

Ya'alon Blasts Demands for Judges to Sing 'Hatikva'

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon insists that demanding that judges sing the national anthem 'incites against minorities.'

Report: Israel Much More 'Lawyered Up' Than EU

For many Israeli mothers, “my son the lawyer” is a dream come true, as Israel boasts four times more lawyers than EU states.

MK Chetboun: Rabbinical Judges Faced with Impossible Task

Chetboun's 'Judges Law' to go before Ministerial Committee on Legislation: 'We cannot blame judges; we do not give them tools to work.'

Likud Whip Pans 'Unkosher' Appointment of New High Court Judges

MKs and Ministers on the right and left have begun weighing in on the appointments of new judges to the High Court Sunday.

Exposed: ‘Time Bomb’ of Bad Judges who Cannot be Fired

Legal rights group wins 7-year battle to expose documents which reveal that bad judges are knowingly kept on the bench.

Four New Judges Appointed to Israel's Supreme Court

Three district court judges and the dean of Tel Aviv University's law school have been appointed to Israel's Supreme Court bench.

PM Folds on Bar Association Bill

Prime Minister Netanyahu backed off from presenting the Bar Association Bill for its final Knesset vote, after a media blitz by the left.