Judicial Selection Committee

High Court blasts Levin: 'No judges, we are releasing murder suspects'

The High Court sharply criticized Justice Minister Levin for failing to convene the Judicial Selection Committee, warning that Israel’s judicial system is facing a crisis due to vacant positions.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin presents the reasonableness clause to the Knesset in July.
View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.

Full Supreme Court to hear challenge to Judicial Selection Committee law

 Tamir Pardo, Former Director of Mossad attends a rally against the decision of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar, at Habima Square, March 18, 2025.

Israel has opened 'gates of hell' on hostages with return to war, former Mossad chief says

 Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).

Ex-deputy chief justice: ICC, UN clapping over gov’t tearing down judicial independence


'Softened' judicial selection proposal tailored for coalition's needs - analysis

By appointing the next two justices in October, one of whom could become the next chief justice, the coalition could still gain political influence over the court system.

 THE HIGH Court of Justice has been a paper tiger in everything concerning the Netanyahu bloc’s interests, says the writer

Israeli opposition heads reject judicial selection bill compromise

Members of Likud and other coalition MKs criticize the compromise and demand the original law.

 Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid is seen gesturing at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on March 20, 2023.

New Rothman proposal does not solve 'essential legal difficulties,' deputy A-G says

The changes proposed by Rothman to the bill were met with criticism from both coalition and opposition MKS.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu looks toward MK Simcha Rothman as they confer with Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset last week. Levin and Rothman have been emphasizing the larger public welfare, says the writer

Coalition leaders meet to discuss ‘softening’ of judicial reform

Rothman introduces drastic Judicial Selection Committee changes.

 MK Simcha Rothman, Head of the Constitution Committee, at a committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 19, 2023.

Israel's judicial reform alternative must bring compromise, drafters say

Constitution proposed to President Herzog by NGO to serve as basis for negotiation.

Israel's High Court of Justice

Likud punishes stalwart Yuli Edelstein for absence during judicial reform vote

The override clause bill passed its first reading late Monday night in a 61-52 vote.

 Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein leads a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 12, 2023.

Yariv Levin positive on new 'outside the box' judicial reform outline

The proposal, led by former justice minister Prof. Daniel Friedmann, will be "tested" by Justice Minister Yariv Levin.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin appears before the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, last month.

What Jewish history, tradition teaches about Israel's judicial reform - opinion

We see that throughout Jewish history there were always checks and balances between civil and religious/legal authorities. We need checks and balances.

 DEMONSTRATORS OPPOSING the government’s proposed judicial overhaul protest outside President Isaac Herzog’s home in Tel Aviv, last Friday. The large banner accuses the government of being the destroyer of the ‘Third temple’

Israeli politicians prioritize power over people - opinion

In the past, anti-Israel activists have tried to push the notion that “Israel cannot be a Jewish and democratic state,” but look at how Israelis react when our democracy is on the line.

 THEN-FOREIGN MINISTER Yair Lapid and then-opposition member MK Bezalel Smotrich engage in an animated conversation in the Knesset, in 2021. The current coalition and opposition have both failed us, says the writer.

Simcha Rothman: Everyone understands there is a need for judicial reform

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Constitution Law and Justice Committee chair Simcha Rothman is confident that judicial reform will lead to true democracy for Israel.

The man transforming the judicial system: Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chairman Simcha Rothman