Retired Judge Asher Grunis Steps Down From Submarine Affair Inquiry
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Retired Judge Asher Grunis has resigned as chairman of the state commission investigating the submarine affair due to health issues. Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit appointed retired Judge Tzvi Zilberthal to replace him. Grunis also leads the committee for senior civil service appointments, where a replacement will also be needed. This follows a similar replacement of a commission chairman in 2022.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Retired Judge Asher Grunis resigned as chairman of the submarine affair state commission due to health.
- Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit appointed retired Judge Tzvi Zilberthal as the new chairman.
- Judge Ruth Lorenc was also appointed as a new member to the commission.
- Grunis must also find a replacement for his role heading the senior civil service appointments committee.
- A similar replacement occurred in 2022 for a state commission of inquiry chairman.
Retired Judge Asher Grunis announced on Friday his resignation as chairman of the state commission of inquiry into the submarine affair, citing health reasons. Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit has appointed retired Supreme Court Judge Tzvi Zilberthal, already a member of the commission, to replace Grunis. Amit also appointed Judge Ruth Lorenc as a new member. The remaining commission members, Professor Karnit Flug, Gideon Frank, and Brigadier General Professor Yaakov Bortman, will continue their service.
Grunis also heads the committee for senior appointments in the civil service and will need to find a replacement for that role as well. This is not the first instance of a chairman of a state commission of inquiry being replaced. In 2022, following the death of retired Supreme Court President Miriam Naor, former Tel Aviv District Court President Devorah Berliner succeeded her in that position.
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