Supreme Court of Israel

The Supreme Court is at the head of the court system in the State of Israel . It is the highest judicial instance. The Supreme Court sits in Jerusalem . The area of its jurisdiction is the entire State. A ruling of the Supreme Court is binding upon every court, other than the Supreme Court itself. This is the principle of binding precedent ( stare decisis ) obtaining in Israel.

Israeli Supreme Court, Jerusalem The Supreme Court ( , Beit HaMishpat HaElyon , ) is at the head of the court system in the State of Israel . It is the highest judicial instance. The Supreme Court sits in Jerusalem . The area of its jurisdiction is the entire state. A ruling of the Supreme Court is binding upon every court, other than the Supreme Court itself. This is the principle of binding precedent ( stare decisis ) in Israel. The Supreme Court is an appellate court , as well as the High Court of Justice .

HIghest court of the state of Israel The Supreme Court ( , Beit HaMishpat HaElyon ) is the highest court in Israel . It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all other courts, and in some cases original jurisdiction . The Supreme Court consists of 15 Judges , who are appointed by the President of Israel , upon nomination by the Judicial Selection Committee . Once appointed, Judges serve until retirement at the age of 70, unless they resign or are removed from office. The current President of the Supreme Court (equivalent to Chief Justice) is Esther Hayut . The Court is situated in Jerusalem 's Givat Ram governmental campus, about half a kilometer from Israel's legislature, the Knesset . When ruling as the High Court of Justice ( , Beit Mishpat Gavo'ah LeTzedek ; also known as its acronym Bagatz , בג"ץ), the court rules on the legality of decisions of State authorities: government decisions, those of local authorities and other bodies and persons performing public functions under the law, and direct challenges to the constitutionality of laws enacted by the Knesset. The court may review actions by state authorities outside of Israel. By the principle of binding precedent ( stare decisis ), Supreme Court rulings are binding upon every other court, except itself. Over the years, it has ruled on numerous sensitive issues, some of which relate to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , the rights of Arab citizens , and discrimination between Jewish groups in Israel.

Highest court in the State of Israel The Supreme Court of Israel ( , Beit HaMishpat HaElyon ; , Al Mahkama Al ‘Ulyā ) is the highest court in Israel . It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all other courts, and in some cases original jurisdiction . The Supreme Court consists of 15 judges appointed by the President of Israel , upon nomination by the Judicial Selection Committee . Once appointed, Judges serve until retirement at the age of 70 unless they resign or are removed from office. The current President of the Supreme Court is Esther Hayut . The Court is situated in Jerusalem 's Givat Ram governmental campus, about half a kilometer from Israel's legislature, the Knesset . When ruling as the High Court of Justice ( , Beit Mishpat Gavo'ah LeTzedek ; also known as its acronym Bagatz , בג"ץ), the court rules on the legality of decisions of State authorities: government decisions, those of local authorities and other bodies and persons performing public functions under the law, and direct challenges to the constitutionality of laws enacted by the Knesset. The court may review actions by state authorities outside of Israel. By the principle of binding precedent ( stare decisis ), Supreme Court rulings are binding upon every other court, except itself. Over the years, it has ruled on numerous sensitive issues, some of which relate to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , the rights of Arab citizens , and discrimination between Jewish groups in Israel. On 24 July 2023, the 25th Knesset "passed the bill to cancel the reasonableness standard into law", which could diminish the power of the Supreme Court to check future actions of the government.

Highest court in the State of Israel The Supreme Court of Israel ( Hebrew : בֵּית הַמִּשְׁפָּט הָעֶלְיוֹן , romanized : Be(i)t HaMishpat HaElyon , Hebrew acronym Bagatz ; Arabic : المحكمة العليا , romanized : al-Maḥkama al-‘Ulyā ) is the highest court in Israel . It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all other courts, and in some cases original jurisdiction . The Supreme Court consists of 15 judges appointed by the President of Israel , upon nomination by the Judicial Selection Committee . Once appointed, Judges serve until retirement at the age of 70 unless they resign or are removed from office. The Court is situated in Jerusalem 's Givat Ram governmental campus, about half a kilometer from Israel's legislature, the Knesset . By the principle of binding precedent ( stare decisis ), Supreme Court rulings are binding upon every other court, except itself. Over the years, it has ruled on numerous sensitive issues, some of which relate to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , the rights of Arab citizens , and discrimination between Jewish groups in Israel. When ruling as the High Court of Justice ( Hebrew : בֵּית מִשְׁפָּט גָּבוֹהַּ לְצֶדֶק , romanized : Be(i)t Mishpat Gavo'ah LeTzedek , also known as its acronym Bagatz , Hebrew : בג"ץ ), the court rules on the legality of decisions of State authorities: government decisions, those of local authorities and other bodies and persons performing public functions under the law, and direct challenges to the constitutionality of laws enacted by the Knesset. The court may review actions by state authorities outside of Israel. The Supreme Court has been a main focus of incumbent Justice Minister Yariv Levin , with an attempt in 2023 to limit the power of the Supreme Court failing and Levin refusing to meet Amit since 2025 in what has been branded as a constitutional crisis. The Times of Israel .