National
President of the Supreme Court
- Hebrew: נשיא בית המשפט העליון
- Arabic: رئيس المحكمة العليا
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Judicial Selection Committee
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of the State upon election by the Judicial Selection Committee (Basic Law: The Judiciary, s.4(a)); the President of the State has no independent discretion. By convention the most senior justice is chosen.
- Chosen by
- Judicial Selection Committee
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Yitzhak Amit since February 2025 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, President of the Supreme Court of Israel, read 2026-10-12: formal appointment by the President of Israel under Basic Law: The Judiciary s.4(a), on the Judicial Selection Committee's election. Fallback: Wikipedia, official text not fetched. For: President of the Supreme Court
- supreme.court.gov.il · checked Basic Law: The Judiciary, read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Supreme Court
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Yitzhak Amit (citing Times of Israel 2025-02-13), read 2026-10-12: term as President of the Supreme Court from swearing-in 13 Feb 2025. Fallback: Wikipedia, official court site not reachable. For: Yitzhak Amit, current term
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