Judges
Father, uncle sentenced to life for honor killing of 14-year-old girl in Pakistan
Anwar-ul-Haq, the girl’s father, told police that gunmen fired on her. However, police found that ul-Haq, a naturalized US citizen, has organized the killing with his brother-in-law.
Jewish Pennsylvania judge leaves Democratic Party citing ‘disturbingly common’ antisemitism
A century since Dreyfus's wrongful conviction, a family member is promoted in the IDF
High Court gives Levin until Thursday to say when he will convene Judicial Selection Committee
Meet former deputy chief justice Salim Joubran: The embodiment of coexistence
Joubran’s voice of being respectful, honest, and genuinely committed to the State of Israel, though his background could have given him every excuse to take an opposite path, will be missed.
Labor court judge weakens whistleblower protection law
Whistleblower's lawsuit leads to court ruling disallowing reassignment orders; appeal claims ruling undermines law.
US judge in Trump's election case subject of apparent 'swatting' incident
The incident came amid concerns about a rising number of threats against judges nationwide. A Texas woman was arrested in August and charged with threatening to kill Chutkan.
High Court invalidates law for repealing the reasonableness standard
The High Court judges ruled in an 8-7 vote to strike down the landmark judicial reform law, and also approved its own power to strike down basic laws as a general matter by a vote of 12-3.
Netanyahu's lawyer defies court ruling by rejecting additional hearings
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attorney, Amit Hadad, rejects additional hearings in his cases, despite the order of the Jerusalem District Court judges.
Ohio boy who planned synagogue attack ordered by judge to write book report
The judge sentence the boy to a year of probation and ordered that he submit a book report to the probation department about Carl Lutz.
Justice Minister Levin to convene judicial selection panel within 15 days
Without new judges being appointed, Israel was on track to be short more than 50 judges by the end of next month.
Israel's High Court chief Esther Hayut retires, no replacement in sight
Until the Judicial Selection Committee selects a new chief, Justice Uzi Fogelman will serve as interim chief justice.
Who are the High Court justices shaping Israel's destiny?
Who are those 15 Supreme Court justices whose ruling will profoundly influence the nation’s course for years to come?
The Judicial Selection Committee must be convened now - opinion
The Judicial Selection Committee has not met for more than a year, and during this period, various positions held by judges have been vacated.