Esther Hayut

Levin demands cancellation of Supreme Court conference, warns of further steps

In a sharply worded letter sent to Courts Administration Director Judge Tzachi Uziel, Levin called for the cancellation of a study day titled “Education for Democracy,” scheduled for January 25.

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.
 Interim Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit’s was officially appointed permanent chief justice in a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem

Amit officially appointed Chief Justice, PM and Knesset speaker boycott

Justice Minister Yariv Levin seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024

Yariv Levin requests delay of Supreme Court chief justice appointment over allegations

 Former Supreme court president Esther Hayut (C) at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on October 1, 2024.

'Disastrous initiatives': Ex-Supreme Court chief Esther Hayut slams gov't calls for judicial reform


High Court accuses Israel's politicians of political attacks on courts

President Herzog said it's imperative to protect the independence of Israel's legal system and the rule of law.

Supreme Court President Esther Hayut speaks at the annual Israel Bar Association conference.

LGBTQ group petition High Court to enforce surrogacy law

Despite the High Court’s clear ruling, the Health Ministry’s legal division is throwing up obstacles, which systematically thwart that from happening.

LGBTQ flag

Hendel: The legal system must be changed to restore order in the South, Galilee

Supreme Court President Esther Hayut said that attacks on the judiciary endanger democracy and judges themselves.

 A stolen pistol is seen during a Border Police raid on a Bedouin village

Sa’ar’s plan for Transparency in High Court selection process - opinion

Giving the public more of a view of the process could reduce the erosion of public trust in the court.

AERIAL VIEW of Supreme Court in Jerusalem

Sa'ar to push for US-style public hearings for High Court justices

Chief Justice Esther Hayut surprised people by agreeing with Sa'ar's motion for public hearings.

 Gideon Sa'ar

What can be done about bad-mouthing and using foul language in the Knesset? - opinion

"I wonder where all the poison and hatred, which lead you to say such horrible things about people you do not even know, come from", Hayut said to David Amsalem.

 SUPREME COURT President Esther Hayut presides over a court hearing. ‘I wonder where all the poison and hatred, which lead you to say such horrible things about people you do not even know, come from,’ she wrote to MK David Amsalem.

Dudi Amsalem's vile rhetoric needs to stop - editorial

Dudi Amsalem made a speech about Supreme Court President Esther Hayut that was so bad, she broke from tradition and responded.

MK David Amsalem (Likud) at the Knesset Plenum, January 3, 2022.

Supreme Court President Hayut denies Amsalem's racism claims

In a rare move, Israel's Supreme Court President Esther Hayut responded to Likud MK David Amsalem's insinuation that the court is racist.

SUPREME COURT Chief Justice Ester Hayut presides over a hearing in Jerusalem in May.

Supreme Court picks may be delayed by months

Temporary picks could fill the vacant seats on the Supreme Court in the meantime.

AERIAL VIEW of Supreme Court in Jerusalem

Esther Hayut: On track to be among Israel's most influential chief justices

No. 19 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: Supreme Court Justic Esther Hayut.

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE President Esther Hayut hears a petition at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem