Judicial Selection Committee

Israel might be headed towards its own January 6 moment - opinion

This is far from trivial. Ever since taking office in January 2023, this coalition has done everything it possibly could to undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court and the attorney-general.

|ByYAAKOV KATZ
View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and ten Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing on petitions against the change to the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, June 21, 2026.

Judicial Selection Committee picks 26 more judges, registrars after extended freeze

This latest series of appointments follows Sunday's appointment of 68 judicial officials after around a year and a half of delay.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and ten Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing on petitions against the change to the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, June 21, 2026.

Judicial Selection Committee selects 68 officials for court system after year-and-a-half freeze

The move begins to address a shortage that the High Court of Justice said had caused serious harm to court services and the public, but it does not fully resolve the district-court vacancy crisis.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Justice Minister Yariv Levin, MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party), and MK Yulia Malinovsky hold joint press conference in Knesset ahead of upcoming vote on bill to publicly prosecute Oct. 7 terrorists, Sunday May 10, 2026.

Levin tells High Court advancing permanent district court appointments not realistic pre-elections

With elections approaching, the window for ordinary appointments is closing quickly.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Coalition MKs 'screwed' Netanyahu by voting for Elharrar - Likud lawmakers

Coalition MKs who voted for Elharrar did so out of 'decency,' Lapid says • National Unity's Ze'ev Elkin: I knew of coalition MKs voting for Elharrar

JUNE 15, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu seen after a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on June 14, 2023

Judicial reform talks frozen after opposition wins judge committee seat

Lapid and Gantz: No point in continuing talks if committee does not convene • At least four coalition MKs vote for Yesh Atid's Karin Elharrar

JUNE 14, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid, National Unity head Benny Gantz and MK Karine Elharrar hold a joint press conference in the Israeli parliament, Jeursalem, on June 14, 2023

How to avoid Israel's self-destructing loop ahead of key Knesset vote - analysis

It is essential for everyone to remember the self-destructive loop the country was entangled in just under three months ago.

JUNE 13, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Israeli MKs are seen in the Knesset plenum following a day of voting on March 22, 2023

Who are the candidates for Israel's Judicial Selection Committee?

The voting for the committee is set to begin in the Knesset plenum just before noon on Wednesday.

JUNE 13, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
The Law Committee votes on changes to the Judicial Selection Committee.

7 gov't MKs still vying for spot on Israel's judicial selection panel

Judicial reform talks could explode if the Israeli coalition does not narrow the field down to one candidate by Wednesday.

JUNE 11, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Coalition MKs Tally Gottliv (Likud) and Yitzhak Kreuzer (Otzma Yehudit) are both vying for a spot on Israel's Judicial Selection Committee.

Lapid thanks Michaeli, Gantz as his candidate applies for judicial selection panel

MKs Michaeli and Gantz withdrew their candidates from the running in order to unite the opposition.

JUNE 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
YESH ATID head MK Yair Lapid and Blue and White head MK Benny Gantz

Which direction is the judicial reform wind blowing in?

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: the wind in Israeli politics can change in the blink of an eye, and, with so many variables and unpredictable events lying ahead.

JUNE 2, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin and his Likud colleague David Amsalem, minister at the Justice Ministry and regional cooperation minister, talk while they walk in the Knesset this week

'Post-Zionist agendas' entered Israel's court system, Yariv Levin charges

Lapid and Gantz meet on Judicial Selection Committee • Gideon Sa'ar tells justice minister to 'go hospitalize himself'

MAY 31, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Israeli Minister of Justice Yariv Levin during a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on May 28, 2023

Israel's Knesset to hold Judicial Selection Committee vote on June 14

The committee will be required to appoint a woman to one of each of the roles, including justices, Knesset members, ministers, and Bar Association members.

MAY 30, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
The Law Committee votes on changes to the Judicial Selection Committee.

Judicial Selection Committee emerging as Israel's next political battle

Judicial reform negotiations are set to resume as the June 15 deadline to form the Judicial Selection Committee nears.

MAY 29, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
MK Simcha Rotman, Head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee seen during a committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on May 29, 2023.