Israel’s Justice Minister and High Court are in a standoff over judicial appointments after Yariv Levin said on Sunday he would boycott the next President of the Court.
The High Court unanimously ruled on Sunday that Levin must convene the Judicial Selection Committee, which he chairs, to elect a new Court President, akin to a chief justice.
Specifically, Levin was given 14 days to publish the names of candidates for Court President and two more justices and convene the committee. The committee’s meeting would be held after a mandatory 45-day waiting period following the publishing of the names.
Levin slammed the ruling, saying, “A president of the Supreme Court who is appointed in a coercive and invalid manner brings the declining trust in the court to an even deeper low.”