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
High voter turnout reported in pivotal Israel Bar Association elections
Candidates urged voters to engage in their democratic right as soon as possible, as most polls closed at 5 p.m., and there were long queues.
With Judicial Reform backdrop, Bar candidates make last election appeals
The Bar said that Tuesday will see 77,201 lawyers go to one of 171 polling stations across 67 towns in Israel and submit up to four different colored ballots.
Nave and Zionist Legal list sign Bar National Council election agreement
Efi Nave and the Zionist Legal Initiative signed an agreement to join and divide votes between them in the Bar Association's upcoming election.
Interim Israeli Bar head says gov't trying to take over with election
Top members of the Israel Bar Association vie ahead of elections, debating over the Israeli government's proposed judicial reform.
The real reform Israel needs is in the Bar Association - Efi Nave
"This is the reform that needs to be done," said Nave, as ongoing judicial reform negotiations and debates continued in the country.
Political factions clash inside Israel Bar Association over judicial reform
The Bar's acting chairman was told not to engage in politics otherwise he would be ousted.
Efi Nave secures reversal of disqualification in Bar election
MQG stated that "Efi Nave should be disqualified mainly for being a criminal and not for procedural matters."
New right-wing faction in Israeli Bar seeks to change political leaning
The new Zionist Legal Initiative faction said that the current composition of the Bar makes it an extension of the political opposition.
Ex-Bar head Naveh may be disqualified from Bar election on technicality
"A person running for such a high position in the judiciary must not be caught, time after time, breaking the law."
Remove Efi Naveh from Bar head running -NGO to State Attorney
Though Naveh resigned as the Bar head in 2019 over a scandal, Israeli sources reported that he had gained enough signatures to run for reelection.