Courts Law (Amendment No. 105) Bill

What does the bill do?

The law establishes that, as a rule, a judge who has not yet turned 55 will not be appointed to the Supreme Court, unless the Judicial Selection Committee chose them with the agreement of all its members. In addition, it establishes that at least two-thirds of the judges on the Supreme Court will be judges who served on a district court, due to the concern that a large number of judges who lack experience in the varied fields relevant to their work will be appointed to the Supreme Court. Furthermore, because the public representatives and the MKs who are members of the committee are chosen by the coalition and the opposition in the Knesset, the law sets complementary provisions to regulate situations in which coalition changes will lead to a new selection of committee members. In addition, it establishes that the pay to be received by public representatives serving as members of the Judicial Selection Committee will be set in regulations by the Minister of Justice with the approval of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.