Israeli Judiciary Appoints Around 70 New Judges After 18-Month Freeze

First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 4 hours ago

What happened

After an 18-month freeze, Israel's Judicial Selection Committee appointed around 70 new judges across multiple courts, including key promotions to the District Court and appointments to family, juvenile, and traffic courts nationwide.

• 01Israeli Judicial Selection Committee appointed about 70 new judges after 18 months of inactivity.
• 02Judge Menachem Mizrahi promoted from Magistrate to District Court president in Rishon LeZion.
• 03New judges appointed to Magistrate, Family, Juvenile, and Traffic Courts across various districts.
• 04Minister of Justice also appointed several acting judges to support the judiciary.
• 05Appointments aim to address backlog and operational paralysis in Israeli courts.

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Arutz ShevaRight · Hebrew52 minutes ago

Israeli Judiciary Appoints Around 70 New Judges After 18-Month Freeze

SrugimRight · Hebrew2 hours ago

Israeli Judicial Committee Approves 53 New Judges Across Courts Nationwide

Now 14Right · Hebrew2 hours ago

Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin Appoints 68 New Judges Across Courts Nationwide

WallaCenter · Hebrew3 hours ago

Israeli Judicial Selection Committee Advances Judge Mizrahi After 18-Month Hiatus

GlobesUnrated · Hebrew3 hours ago

Israeli Judicial Committee Appoints Around 70 Judges After 18-Month Delay

SrugimRight · Hebrew3 hours ago

Israeli Judiciary Committee Appoints 70 Judges as Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit's Appointment Is Officially Published

Channel 13Center · Hebrew4 hours ago

Judicial Committee Appoints Around 70 Traffic, Youth, and Family Judges After 18 Months

Behadrei HaredimRight · Hebrew4 hours ago

Israeli Judiciary Appoints 70 New Judges and Promotes Court Presidents Including Menachem Mizrahi

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