Issac Amit | |
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| יצחק עמית | |
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| President of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Uzi Vogelman (acting) |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Nominated by | Yaakov Neeman |
| Appointed by | Shimon Peres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1958 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Education | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (LLB) |
Isaac Amit (Hebrew: יצחק עמית, romanized: Yitzhak Amit, born 20 October 1958) is a judge on the Supreme Court of Israel and serves as the acting President of the Supreme Court of Israel since 1 October 2024.[1] Amit has had a major impact on the Supreme Court as a liberal justice.[2]
Amit was born and raised in Tel Aviv. He attended a religious high school and graduated in 1976. He served in the Israel Defense Forces as an officer in Unit 8200, and was discharged in 1980. In 1981, he began studying law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Laws in 1985.[3] He was granted a license to practice law in 1986 and worked as a lawyer in private practice.
In 1997, he was appointed a judge on the Acre Magistrates Court, and subsequently a judge on the Haifa Magistrates Court. He then became a judge on the Haifa District Court.[4] He was elected to the Supreme Court in August 2009, and took office in October 2009.[4] In 2023, Amit was expected to become President of the Supreme Court, following Esther Hayut's retirement.[5] However, due to the objection of the Minister of Justice, Yariv Levin, Uzi Vogelman became acting President of the Supreme Court of Israel from 16 October 2023 until he stepped down reaching retirement age on 1 October 2024.[1]
Amit became the acting President of the Supreme Court of Israel after Vogelman stepped down, until a permanent president is appointed by the Judicial Selection Committee, which may take place sometime in November 2024.[1] Since 2023, Levin has blocked the accession of Amit as permanent president, who should be appointed based on the longstanding seniority-based system.[2]
- ^ a b c "Vogelman retires as Supreme Court president in shadow of severe judiciary-gov't clash". Times of Israel.
- ^ a b "Supreme Court head rejects Levin plan to make conservative judge chief justice for a year". Times of Israel.
- ^ Ronen, Gil (23 August 2009). "MK Ariel: 'The Best Appointments We Could Have Gotten'".
- ^ a b "Justices and Registrars of the Supreme Court". Israeli Supreme Court.
- ^ "Justice Vogelman Expected to Decline Supreme Court Presidency". Haaretz. Retrieved 3 August 2023.