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Justice of the Supreme Court

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 Judges' Election Committee (Judicial Selection Committee) (Basic Law: The Judiciary, s.4(a)); the committee has nine members: the President of the Supreme Court and two other justices, the Minister of Justice and another minister, two Knesset members and two Bar Association representatives (s.4(b)). A March 2025 amendment changing the committee's composition takes effect from the next Knesset. The number of justices (15) is set by Knesset resolution under the Courts Law.
Chosen by: Judicial Selection Committee
Seats: 15

Source: constituteproject.org, checked Oct 12, 2026 (+1 more)

constituteproject.org · checked Oct 12, 2026 Constitute Project, Israel's Basic Laws (English translation), read 2026-10-12: Basic Law: The Judiciary s.4(a) "A judge shall be appointed by the President of the State upon election by a Judges' Election Committee" and s.4(b) composition. March 2025 amendment from Wikipedia, Judicial Selection Committee (Israel). Fallback: Knesset site geo-blocked. For: Justice of the Supreme Court
supreme.court.gov.il · checked Oct 12, 2026 Basic Law: The Judiciary / Courts Law, read 2026-10-12: 15 justices. For: Justice of the Supreme Court

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