CBANEWS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM ISRAELI SUPREME COURT JUSTICE NEAL HENDEL CBA Group Visits the Supreme Court of Israel
The CBAs Delegation to Israel, pictured here in the Israeli Supreme Court.
By Adam J. Sheppard adistrictcourtandthenservedasajudge President of the Supreme Court, i.e., the CBA Record Editorial Board in a magistrate court. Chief Justice); two cabinet members (one Te CBA group had many questions of whom is the Minister of Justice); two his year’s CBA CLE trip abroad for Justice Hendel, and the outing sparked Knesset members; and two representatives was to Israel, with the CLE portion intriguing conversations about the role of from the Israeli Bar Association. occurring in Jerusalem. Among the the Court. Justice Hendel spoke to our T Dual Role trip’s many highlights was a lecture by a group about the diferences between the member of the Knesset (“Great Assembly”/ Israeli Supreme Court and the United The Supreme Court serves two roles: legislature) and a private tour of the Israeli States Supreme Court, some of which are an appeals court and a court of original Supreme Court. described here. jurisdiction known as the “High Court We observed an oral argument, fol- of Justice.” Litigants may appeal to the Non-Political Appointments lowed by a private lecture and a question Supreme Court as a matter of right – and answer session with Supreme Court The prime minister does not appoint without certiorari – if they are appealing Justice Neal Hendel. Born and raised in the Supreme Court justices, nor does the judgments from district courts (criminal U.S., Justice Hendel attended New York Congress (Knesset) conduct a confrma- cases involving a potential punishment of University (undergraduate) and Hofstra tion hearing. Rather, justices are appointed more than seven years’ imprisonment, and University Law School. He immigrated to by a Judicial Selection Committee. Te civil disputes exceeding approximately Israel in 1983. Before being appointed to nine-member Committee consists of three Supreme Court justices (including the the Supreme Court, he was a prosecutor in continued on page 14
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