Judiciary

Complaints were filed against Judge Michal Agmon-Gonen for active membership in a WhatsApp group of the Israel Women's Network, including posting an advertisement on her behalf and recommending a lawyer who appears before her. Although the complaints were found to be justified, the Ombudsman emphasized that the flaws found do not justify taking disciplinary action.

The disciplinary court voted by a majority to remove Alfredo Lopez, who served as head of Federal Court No. 4 in the coastal city of Mar del Plata, following a series of repeated antisemitic statements and attacks.

The Commissioner for Complaints against Judges rejected a complaint against a magistrate judge who compared a lawsuit to the children's book "Ayelet Travels". The plaintiff claimed mockery, but the commissioner ruled: it is part of judicial independence. The magistrate judge expressed regret over the complainant's feelings.

In a proper democratic state, the rules are clear: the public elects the legislator, the legislator sets the law, and the judge interprets it. However, the series "The Jurists' Rebellion" seeks to prove that in recent decades, this order has been reversed. At the heart of this quiet revolution stands a small group of jurists who have taken upon themselves far-reaching powers, sometimes without...

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and other senior legal officials have demanded that the Police Commissioner cancel the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Udi Ronen as head of the counter-terrorism incitement department. Lawyers Michael Dvorin and Yehuda Shefer debated the move on 103fm radio.

The author claims that an investigation into alleged corruption and judicial delays has dragged on for years, and calls on the Minister of Justice to focus on the real problems of law enforcement.

Israel Bar Association head Amit Becher has demanded a criminal investigation into Channel 14, Yinon Magal, and Yotam Zimri for incitement and intimidation against Judge Oren Silverman.

Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked provided open testimony to the Lahav 433 Fraud Investigation Unit regarding the Neve-Orenstein affair. The suspects are accused of bribery and breach of trust.