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Judge Critical of Qatar-Gate Case Promoted to District Court Amid Judicial Reform

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First reported by Now 14 · 2 hours ago

What happened

The Israeli Judicial Selection Committee promoted Judge Menachem Mizrahi, known for his criticism of the Qatar-Gate case, to the district court. The committee also approved about 70 new judges for youth, traffic, and family courts as part of a reform to reduce case backlogs. The move comes amid political tensions and a prior year-and-a-half committee hiatus.

01Judge Menachem Mizrahi, critical of Qatar-Gate, is promoted to district court judge.
02About 70 new judges were appointed to youth, traffic, and family courts unanimously.
03The reform increases judges by 24% in traffic, 15% in family, and 26% in youth courts.
04Minister Levin boycotted judiciary for 18 months, delaying appointments to key district courts.
05Levin prioritized appointments to lower courts over district courts despite Supreme Court orders.
06Some committee members abstained from voting on magistrate court presidents' promotion.

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