Judges

Levin, Attorney-General to go to High Court over who will probe ex-MAG

Justice Minister Levin says AG Gali Baharav-Miara has a conflict of interest in the probe of ex-MAG Tomer-Yerushalmi and has announced a plan to bypass her office.

JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin sits in the Knesset plenum. Last week, he was appointed acting Jerusalem and Jewish tradition minister and now holds five ministerial portfolios, the writer notes.
Former IDF legal chief Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on October 1, 2024.

Judge denies former IDF legal chief Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi’s appeal, extends her detention

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Attorney Nissim Shopen: Israel’s “no win, no fee” debt model

An illustration of a court gavel with a complaints sign.

30% of complaints filed about judges in 2024 were justified, report finds


Netanyahu's criminal trial to switch to four days a week, judges rule

The framework switch will begin in November, the judges ruled after appeals by the defense attorneys of Netanyahu and other defendants in the cases.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, September 10, 2025

Ex-judge, A-G to 'Post': Nothing in Halacha stopping Torah scholars from serving in IDF

At the Table: Elyakim Rubinstein, who is Orthodox, said there is nothing in Halacha which states that men studying Torah should not serve in the army.

Conversing with Elyakim Rubinstein in his spacious Jerusalem apartment: ‘In Jerusalem’ Editor Erica Schachne (L) and Greer Fay Cashman.

Trump admin. better-placed than courts to release Epstein files, judge says

The Trump administration is in a better position than the federal courts to release materials that would satisfy public curiosity about Jeffrey Epstein, US District Judge Richard Berman said,

 Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) holds up a photo of US President Donald Trump with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a meeting of the the House Oversight and Accountability Committee to markup a resolution and report to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress, January 10, 2024; illustrative.

Federal judge blocks enforcement of Trump's order on ICC

 View of the International Criminal Court at the Hague, Netherlands.

Daniella Wexler: Retrospective or new exhibition?

In her current retrospective at the Jerusalem Theatre, the historical works appear in reproduction, embellished with painted decorative margins and additional new images. 

 Art by Daniella Wexler

Judge rejects 'Qatargate' suspect's appeal against extended detention

"Qatar is not an enemy state, senior officials in the security system work with Qatar," the appeal argues.

 Attorney Amit Hadad arrives for a court hearing of Yonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein who were arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation, at the Magistrate's Court in Rishon Lezion, April 1, 2025.

Grapevine: Jerusalem justice

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 An aerial view of Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus.

Leaving a legacy: Judge Varda Wirth Livne retires as president of National Labor Court

The occasion was marked by a ceremony attended by other justices, as well as a speech by Chief Justice Isaac Amit.

 Retirement of Judge Varda Wirth Livne

Judge who blocked Palestinian activist's deportation is an observant Jew

One more Jewish voice said Khalil should not be deported: Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York.

 Judge Jesse Furman, pictured in 2018.

Levin-Sa’ar compromise politicizes judicial selection process, A-G says

A-G warns that the proposed judicial selection reform prioritizes politics over professionalism, risking judicial independence and altering the balance of Israel’s legal system.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (R) at the Supreme Court (illustrative)

Netanyahu trial testimony to be limited to 14 more hearings

The defense estimates that it needs 33-35 total testimonies, with Monday only being the twelfth hearing since Netanyahu first took the stand in December.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, February 19, 2025.