Esther Chajut

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Esther Chajut (2017)

Esther Chajut ( Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר חַיּוּת; * October 16, 1953 in Herzliya ) is an Israeli lawyer. She has been President of the Israeli Supreme Court since 2017 .

Career

Chajut is the daughter of Romanian survivor of the Holocaust . During her time doing military service for the Israel Defense Forces , she served in the military music unit. After completing her military service, Hayut attended Tel Aviv University Law School , graduating in 1977. From then on she worked as a lawyer until she was appointed a magistrate judge in Tel Aviv in 1990. In March 2003 she was appointed as a judge at the Supreme Court by President Moshe Katzav . In 2017 she succeeded Miriam Naor as chief judge.

Web links

Commons : Esther Hayut  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ For Third Time, Female Justice Elected to Head Israel's Supreme Court. September 6, 2017, accessed May 8, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ Meet Esther Hayut, the Pop Star Who Just Became Israel's Chief Justice. September 5, 2017, accessed May 8, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Revital Hovel: Esther Hayut Appointed to Be Israel's Next Supreme Court President . In: Haaretz . September 5, 2017 ( Haaretz.com [accessed May 8, 2020]).
  4. ↑ Esther Hayut sworn in as Supreme Court president. October 26, 2017, accessed May 8, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Chajut, Esther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli judge, President of the Supreme Court of Israel
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Herzliya , Israel