Israel Bar Association
High Court presses state over judicial selection overhaul, warns of political incentives
High Court hears petitions challenging the judicial selection overhaul, all 11 justices question whether the changes shift appointments toward political control and threaten judicial independence.
Gofman ruling lays bare rules under dispute in Israel's political game - analysis
Israel in ‘race to eliminate democratic institutions’ as coalition pushes court bills, says A-G
Supreme Court president: Fake news, incitement against judges threaten rule of law
Israel is on a slippery slope from democracy to autocracy - opinion
The government is leading smaller attacks on Israelis' freedom that aren't related to judicial reform.
Bill to replace Bar Association passes preliminary Knesset vote
Levin says no convening of Judicial Selection Committee without composition change.
Overloaded courts: Does Israel have too many lawyers?
There are about 820 lawyers per 100,000 people in Israel, and according to the Council of Europe in 2020, European states had an average of 164 lawyers per 100,000 inhabitants.
Yariv Levin promises to pass judicial reform as political tensions rise
Justice Minister Yariv Levin has called for the government to push ahead with the controversial judicial reform, whilst protests intensify.
Israel set to resume judicial reform legislation on Sunday
Opposition MKs and protest groups said they would ramp up opposition in order to delay the bill.
Israeli gov't looks to weaken Bar Association after anti-judicial reform candidate wins control
If the bill passes, the IBA would be replaced by the new Council, which would be controlled by the coalition
Anti-judicial reform candidate wins Israel Bar Association elections by landslide
Becher received 28,000 votes in favor of his remaining as chairman, out of 39,150 votes cast, in an election that saw a record turnout.
How will Bar Association election results affect judicial reform? - analysis
Becher is starkly against the government's judicial reforms, and participated a number of times in protests against the reforms in recent months.
Judicial reform opponent may win Israel Bar race with record turnout
Interim Israel Bar Association chairman Amit Becher, a staunch opponent of the judicial reform, may have won the Bar's elections.
Bar association elections highlight the absurd - analysis
The IBA has two of the nine seats on the Judicial Selection Committee that appoints all of this country's judges, giving it outsized influence.
