Judicial Selection Committee

Full Supreme Court to hear challenge to Judicial Selection Committee law

Israel’s Supreme Court escalates its review of the Judicial Selection overhaul, assigning the case to all 11 justices and delaying hearings to June.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.
Tamir Pardo, Former Director of Mossad attends a rally against the decision of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar, at Habima Square, March 18, 2025.

Israel has opened 'gates of hell' on hostages with return to war, former Mossad chief says

"The gates of hell might have opened on the Gazans, but for sure they have opened on the 59 hostages, and there is no savior."

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).

Ex-deputy chief justice: ICC, UN clapping over gov’t tearing down judicial independence

"We are a democracy, but with the situation now, we are doing an injustice to this term, this was a knife in the back of democracy.”

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers in the Knesset plenum during the vote on the bill to amend the makeup of Israel's Judicial selection committee. March 27, 2025.

Knesset approves dramatic judicial selection committee bill

Yesh Atid and the Movement for Quality of Government subsequently submitted a petition against the bill to the High Court of Justice.

|ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Time is running out for Levin to announce chief justice candidates

The Justice Minister must name Chief Justice candidates by the end of the day.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's residence in Jerusalem earlier this year.

Knesset begins prep of controversial bill on oversight of judicial system

The bill proposed to change the process to elect an ombudsman for Israel's court system.

JULY 9, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a plenum session for Israeli Knesset's 75th birthday, in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 24, 2024.

High Court acts against Justice Minister Levin over controversial appointment decision

This follows the petition submitted by the Movement for Quality government, which claims that the Justice Minister refuses to convene the Judicial Selection Committee.

JUNE 13, 2024ByBINI ASCHKENASY
Israeli minister of Justice Yariv Levin speaks at a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on April 18, 2024.

Judicial Selection Committee to convene for first time this year

According to his agenda, the justice minister intended for the committee to discuss sub-committees within it and determine rules for the committee's procedure.

NOVEMBER 16, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Israeli Minister of Justice Yariv Levin during a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on September 10, 2023.

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.

NOVEMBER 5, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.

Yariv Levin, interim High Court head appoint 14 new Israeli judges

The High Court is missing two justices after former chief justice Esther Hayut and former Justice Anat Baron retired last month.

NOVEMBER 2, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin presents the reasonableness clause to the Knesset in July.

Israel's top justice to hold muted retirement event amid Yariv Levin spat

It was decided that the ceremony would be a muted affair, with no speakers from outside the judiciary - and not just Justice Minister Yariv Levin.

OCTOBER 2, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE President Esther Hayut hears a petition at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem

Saying goodbye to a year better forgotten

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: May the questions over Israeli democracy and social divisions stay in 5783.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023ByHERB KEINON
PROTESTERS HUG during an anti-judicial reform protest near the Knesset, in July.

Israeli minister proposes to establish a separate High Court

Karhi’s draft would separate the High Court of Justice from the Supreme Court, and endow it the power to engage in judicial review of regular and basic laws.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Shlomo Karhi speaks at emergency Knesset meeting, April 6, 2022.

Israel's High Court postpones judicial hearing after Levin's demand

The hearing was set for Tuesday but will be delayed until a date no later than October 23.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin presents the reasonableness clause to the Knesset in July.