Salim Joubran

Salim Joubran (born 1947) is a judge on the Israeli Supreme Court . An Israeli Arab , he has served on the Court since 2003, and has been a permanent member since May 2004, becoming the first Israeli Arab to be appointed permanently to the Court ( Abdel Rahman Zuabi had previously served as a temporary justice for nine months, but was not appointed permanently). Joubran was born in the German Colony neighborhood of Haifa to a Christian Arab family descended from Lebanese Maronites . He earned a law degree from Jerusalem 's Hebrew University , and entered private practice as a lawyer in 1970. In 1982 he left private practice after 12 years to accept an appointment as a judge on Haifa's Magistrate's Court, where he served for 11 years. In 1993, he was appointed to Haifa's district court, and served in that capacity for another 10 years, following which he was elevated to the Supreme Court first as a temporary and then as a permanent judge. Joubran served in the past as governor of Israel Rotary (dist. 2490). In addition, he served as the chairman of the "Zeltner Fund" for legal research, sponsored by Rotary Israel and Tel Aviv University. Joubran also served as a lecturer at the Law Faculty at the Haifa University.

Salim Joubran Salim Joubran ( , ; born 1947) is an Israeli Arab judge on the Supreme Court of Israel . He has served as a Supreme Court justice since 2003 and became a permanent member in May 2004. Joubran is the first Arab to receive a permanent appointment in the Supreme Court. He is the second Arab judge to hold a supreme court appointment, preceded by Abdel Rahman Zuabi , who held a fixed nine-month appointment in 1999.

Salim Joubran Salim Joubran ( , ; born 1947) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Israel . He served as a Supreme Court justice from 2003, and became a permanent member in May 2004. Joubran is of Christian Maronite heritage, which makes him eligible for Aramean ethnic status; however, he was frequently described as affiliated with the Arab Christian community. Joubran is sometimes described as the first Arab to receive a permanent appointment in the Israeli Supreme Court. He is also described as the second Arab judge to hold a Supreme Court appointment, preceded by Abdel Rahman Zuabi , who held a fixed nine-month appointment in 1999.

Salim Joubran Salim Joubran ( , ; born 1947) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Israel . He served as a Supreme Court justice from 2003, and became a permanent member in May 2004. Joubran is of Christian Maronite heritage and affiliated with the Arab Christian community. Joubran is sometimes described as the first Arab to receive a permanent appointment in the Israeli Supreme Court. He is also described as the second Arab judge to hold a Supreme Court appointment, preceded by Abdel Rahman Zuabi , who held a fixed nine-month appointment in 1999.

Israeli judge (1947–2024) Salim Joubran ( Arabic : سليم جبران ‎ , Hebrew : סלים ג'ובראן ‎ ; 1947 – 15 March 2024) was a judge of the Supreme Court of Israel . He served as a Supreme Court justice from 2003, and became a permanent member in May 2004. Joubran was of Christian Maronite heritage and affiliated with the Arab Christian community. Joubran was the first Arab to receive a permanent appointment in the Israeli Supreme Court. He was also described as the second Arab judge to hold a Supreme Court appointment, preceded by Abdel Rahman Zuabi , who held a fixed nine-month appointment in 1999.