Name of the institution : Supreme Court of Israel President : Justice Dorit BEINISCH Address : Shaarei Mishpat street Kiryat Ben Gurion Jerusalem 91909 ISRAËL Phone number : (972) (2) 67.59.733 (Court) Fax : (972) (2) 67.59.753 Website : www.court.gov.il

Composition and structure

Number of members :
14 (12 permanent members ; 2 temporary members)

Recruitment procedures and incompatibilities :
Appointment by an independent committee for selection of judges established by one of the Basic Laws, i.e. the Law on the Judiciary. This commitee is composed of 2 ministers (including the Minister of Justice who is also its chairman), 2 members of Parliament, 2 lawyers and 3 justices of the Supreme Court (including the president)

Internal organization :
Most matters are judged by a bench of three judges. Certain procedural matters are adjudicated before one jusitce, while more important cases may be held before a bench of five or more.

Publications :
Selected judgments (Hebrew) - five volumes yearly.

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Court functions

Jurisdiction :
a) Supreme Court of civil appeals ;
b) Supreme Court of criminal appeals ;
c) Supreme Court of administrative appeals ;
d) High Court of Justice : the Court judges in this case administrative and constitutional matters.

Organization of the courts system :
Last instance in a) b) and (c), first and lonly instance in d). The Court can, in some extraordinary cases , increase the number of justices in the information for a rehearing.

Powers of the judge (annulment, reversal, compensation, etc...) :
Reversal, annulment, affirmation, denial of appeal or petition, indemnities, mandatory and prohibitory injunctions, etc...

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Advisory functions

None

Miscellaneous remarks

Justices serve as Chairman of Commissions of inquiry and of the Central Parliamentary Election Board.

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