Judicial Selection Committee of Israel

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The Judicial Selection Committee of Israel is a statutory body that appoints judges to all levels of the Israeli court system, balancing influence among politicians, judges, and the legal profession.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial appointments body
statutory body
aimsToBalance judicial branch influence
legal profession influence
political influence
appointsJudgesTo District Courts of Israel
Magistrates’ Courts of Israel
National Labor Court of Israel
Regional Labor Courts of Israel
linked to: Labour Courts

Supreme Court of Israel
other state courts and tribunals as provided by law
chairperson Minister of Justice of Israel
compositionIncludes Government ministers
Supreme Court justices
members of the Knesset
representatives of the Israel Bar Association
country State of Israel
linked to: Israel
decisionRule simple majority for most judicial appointments
special majority for appointment of Supreme Court justices
hasRole appoint judges
promote judges
remove judges in certain circumstances
transfer judges
includesPosition Minister of Justice of Israel
President of the Supreme Court of Israel
two Knesset members
two additional Supreme Court justices
two cabinet ministers
two representatives of the Israel Bar Association
jurisdiction Israel
languageOfProceedings Hebrew
legalBasis Basic Law: The Judiciary (Israel)
Courts Law (Consolidated Version), 1984 (Israel)
legalSystem Israeli legal system
meetsAt Jerusalem
numberOfMembers 9
operatesAtLevel national
oversees selection process for Israeli judges
partOf Israeli constitutional framework
relatedTo Government of Israel
Israel Bar Association
Knesset
Supreme Court of Israel
subjectOfDebate judicial independence in Israel
judicial reform in Israel
separation of powers in Israel
subjectTo Israeli Basic Laws

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Judiciary of Israel appointmentBodyInvolved Judicial Selection Committee of Israel
Supreme Court of Israel nominatingBody Judicial Selection Committee of Israel
Minister of Justice of Israel participatesIn Judicial Selection Committee (Israel)
linked to: Judicial Selection Committee of Israel
Israeli law headOfJudiciaryAppointedBy Judicial Selection Committee of Israel
District Courts of Israel appointingAuthority Judicial Selection Committee of Israel
Magistrate Courts of Israel judgesAppointedBy Judicial Selection Committee of Israel