The judiciary is set to suffer a shortage of 53 judges by the end of the year.
The justice minister said that the attorney general’s legal position was in extreme contradiction to that of the government.
LEGAL AFFAIRS: The judicial selection committee and the future of democracy in Israel.
The Supreme Court president is appointed by the Judicial Selection Committee but is typically done by seniority.
Levin said that he was only informed by Baharav-Miara in a Thursday phone call that she would represent him.
Following the national trauma caused by the passage of the reasonableness clause, can this country truly afford an even greater upheaval if the judicial selection process is changed?
MQG argued that alterations to the Judicial Selection Committee would allow Netanyahu to appoint justices and a High Court president who might preside over any criminal appeal.
The prime minister appeared to drop regulating legal advisers and restricting judicial review from the agenda.
Netanyahu dismissed fears of civil war and offered a hopeful message that the opposing sides “will mesh.”
The prime minister sends a message that the coalition doesn't need the opposition to negotiate to advance its judicial agenda.
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