Moshe Smoira

Moshe Smoira
President of the Supreme Court of Israel
In office
1948–1954
Appointed byDavid Ben-Gurion
Preceded byWilliam James Fitzgerald (as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mandatory Palestine)
Succeeded byYitzhak Olshan
Personal details
Born(1888-10-25)25 October 1888
Königsberg, Prussia
Died8 October 1961(1961-10-08) (aged 72)
Jerusalem, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materUniversity of Giessen
Military service
AllegianceGerman Empire
Branch/serviceImperial German Army
Battles/warsWorld War I

Moshe Smoira (Hebrew: משה זמורה, 25 October 1888 – 8 October 1961) was an Israeli jurist and the first President of the Supreme Court of Israel.