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


Sa’ar: Pass law to help judges toss problematic evidence

Turning to outgoing national chief public defender Yoav Sapir, the justice minister said, “you broke very serious new ground” in protecting the rights of defendants and prisoners.”

Gideon Sa'ar, head of the New Hope political party.

Haredim would likely prefer someone non-Orthodox for Meron probe

Will Elyakim Rubinstein chair the Meron probe?

Retired justice Elyakim Rubinstein will give a talk about the Supreme Court in the fabric of Israeli society

Chief Justice Hayut: Knesset speaker's threat could drive country to anarchy

Yariv Levin said if court ever strikes down a Basic Law as unconstitutional, he will call on government to ignore the ruling.

Supreme Court President Esther Hayut addresses the Bar Association conference in Eilat, May 31, 2021

High Court slams Knesset for budget delay-law, warns of unconstitutionality

The court was ruling on a petition against a 2020 law that postponed the deadline for passing a state budget with the aim of avoiding a fourth election.

High Court of Justice May 3, 2020

Israel's political crisis attacked by Gantz, Rivlin and Hayut

The crisis was attacked at the largest ever swearing in ceremony of judges in Israel.

Israeli president Reuven Rivlin presents Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz with the mandate to form a new Israeli government, after PM Netanyahu's failure to form one, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on October 23, 2019.

New court procedure implemented to protect victims of sexual offense

Under the new procedures, the ensemble of judges hearing sexual offense cases will be of mixed gender.

SUPREME COURT justices arrive for a session at the Supreme Court earlier this week.

Chief Justice Hayut: Don't drag courts into election battles

Judiciary has met the corona challenge

Supreme Court President Esther Hayut

High Court of Justice President Esther Hayut: Seeking the lonely center

After ruling on Bibi, Edelstein and the Shin Bet, where will Chief Justice Esther Hayut take the country next?

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

Judges watchdog clears Hayut of any conflict violation

Rebukes another justice for nondisclosure.

SUPREME COURT President Esther Hayut shares the bench with Justice Uri Shoham.

Right-wing activists graffitied Supreme Court president's home, arrested

Three right-wnig activists were allegedly arrested after being caught spraying the words, "Hayut you ruined Zionism, the High Court demolished south Tel Aviv" on the Supreme Court president's home.

Sheffi Paz and two other activists graffitied Esther Hayut's home.