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Yariv Levin Predicts Supreme Court Overhaul Will Render Judicial Reform Unnecessary
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First reported by Kan News · 1 hour ago
What happened
Justice Minister Yariv Levin said the retirement of two-thirds of Supreme Court justices in the next term will change the court's makeup, making judicial reform unnecessary. He plans to lead appointments of new justices if Likud forms the next government, fundamentally reshaping the judiciary.
- 01Two-thirds of Supreme Court justices are expected to retire during the next Knesset term.
- 02Yariv Levin believes this will naturally change the court's composition without reform legislation.
- 03Levin recounted a justice's resistance to certain judicial nominees like Bakshi and Biton.
- 04He plans to demand the Justice Ministry portfolio if Likud leads the next government.
- 05Levin aims to appoint ten new justices, two-thirds of the court, during the next term.
- 06These appointments will fundamentally alter the Supreme Court's makeup, according to Levin.
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