Dorit Beinisch

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Dorit Beinisch (2006)

Dorit Beinisch (* 28. February 1942 in Tel Aviv ) (Hebrew דורית ביניש) is an Israeli lawyer. She was a member of the Israeli Supreme Court from 1995 to 2012 , and served as its president for five and a half years until she retired in late February 2012.

Career

Dorit Beinisch was born in Tel-Aviv in what was then the English mandate of Palestine . She did her military service in the Israeli armed forces , most recently as a lieutenant before being sent to the Jerusalem Hebrew University Law studied. There she obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree in 1966 and a Master of Laws (LL.M) degree in 1968 .

After her studies she was at the district prosecutor of Jerusalem and later the Attorney General's office operates. From 1976 to 1982 she headed the submissions to the Supreme Court of Israel at the Attorney General's Office. From 1982 to 1988 she was Assistant Attorney General and became Attorney General in 1989. In 1995 she became a member of the Supreme Court, which she served as President from September 14, 2006 to February 28, 2012. She was the first woman in this position.

Beinisch sought a reform of the Supreme Court, which, following the American model , should be limited to the hearing of cases that imply important legal questions.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Yuval Yoaz: Barak retires as Supreme Court president today; Beinisch to be sworn in as replacement. In: Haaretz. September 14, 2006, accessed February 29, 2012 .
  2. ^ Greer Fay Cashman: Beinisch retires after 5 years as Supreme Court president. (No longer available online.) In: The Jerusalem Post. February 29, 2012, archived from the original on February 29, 2012 ; accessed on February 29, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jpost.com
  3. ↑ Yuval Yoaz: Dorit Beinisch unanimously approved as next president of the Supreme Court. In: Haaretz. September 8, 2006, accessed February 29, 2012 .
  4. ↑ Yuval Yoaz: Dorit Beinisch proposes US-style Supreme Court. In: Haaretz. November 23, 2006, accessed February 29, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Beinisch, Dorit
ALTERNATIVE NAMES דורית ביניש
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli lawyer, President of the Supreme Court of Israel
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Tel Aviv