Israel Bar Association

High Court orders Levin to justify refusal to convene Judicial Selection Committee

Top justices issue a conditional order, saying judge shortages are harming the public.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Ministers and Mk's attend a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 10, 2025.
 A voting station for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023

Israeli bar exam passed by nearly 68% of first-time examinees, as divide widens

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025

Israel's A-G calls to strike down 'severely harmful' gov't reform of judicial selection

 MK Ayman Odeh attends an emergency conference on the murders in the Arab society at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 21, 2025

Odeh: Majority of both Israelis and Palestinians want war to end


Lawyers: Raising the Bar for Israeli law graduates’ exams

Not only has the exam become more challenging, the method of teaching and textbooks have not been adapted to the new format of the exams.

A gavel in a court of law

Bar Association picks new member on powerful panel for picking judges

For the prime minister, how these justices vote could be the difference between jail and freedom and could also decisively impact his political career.

High Court of Justice May 3, 2020

Kahlon won't be questioned under caution

"Many appointments were made for wrong reasons, and this must be checked," the movement's head, attorney Eliad Shraga said.

Moshe Kahlon at a weekly cabinet meeting, December 23rd, 2018

Israel's Bar Association cancels appointment of lawyer who defends terrorists

The Bar Association decided on Monday to freeze the appointment of Lea Tsemel to head its Military Courts Committee, which it had approved the previous day.

Advocate, a joint Israeli, Canadian and Swiss production, will have its world premiere in the World Cinema documentary competition

Efi Nave, judge to be indicted in sex for judgeship scandal

Nave is suspected of having sexual relationships with Eti Karif and with a female lawyer whose husband is a magistrate’s court judge and was seeking promotion to become a district judge.

Efi Nave in court

Bar Association election set for next week

Who will replace the scandal soaked Efi Nave?

Efi Naveh appears in court, January 16th, 2019