Law and justice
Israel.com has a biography of each of 181 Israeli judges and jurists
181 biographies, those known in the most languages first. 36 of them are women and 98 are living.
Ehud Olmertborn 1945Prime minister of Israel
Isaac Herzogborn 1960President of Israel since 2021
Tzipi Livniborn 1958Israel's foreign minister, 2006 to 2009
Max Brod1884 to 1968Publishing Franz Kafka's works
Chaim Herzog1918 to 1997President of Israel, 1983 to 1993
Itamar Ben-Gvirborn 1976Leading the Otzma Yehudit party
Serge Klarsfeldborn 1935Hunting Nazi war criminals
Joseph Raz1939 to 2022Legal positivism
Nitzan Horowitzborn 1965Leading the Meretz party
Rudolf Kastner1906 to 1957The Kastner train
Aharon Barakborn 1936President of Israel's Supreme Court
Chaim Ramonborn 1950The National Health Insurance Law
Jacob Neeman1939 to 2017Minister of Justice and Finance
Leonid Chernovetskyiborn 1951Mayor of Kyiv, 2006 to 2012
Dan Meridorborn 1947Minister of Justice
Felicia Langer1930 to 2018Defending Palestinians in military courts
Idan Rollborn 1984Yesh Atid Knesset member
Miriam Naor1947 to 2022President of Israel's Supreme Court
Menachem Elon1923 to 2013Research on Jewish law
Michelle Herzogborn 1961First Lady of Israel
Yousef Jabareenborn 1972Hadash member of Knesset
Amnon Rubinstein1931 to 2024Israeli constitutional law
Gideon Hausner1915 to 1990Chief prosecutor at the Eichmann trial
Zerach Warhaftig1906 to 2002Signing the Declaration of Independence
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other decade
Each column is a decade, from 1850.
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157 more people in this field, each with a page of their own
Avichai Mandelblitborn 1963
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit1895 to 1967
Dov Joseph1899 to 1980
Hamad Amarborn 1964
Moshe Landau1912 to 2011
Pinchas Rosen1887 to 1978
Abraham Porazborn 1945
Alexander Mamutborn 1960
André Chouraqui1917 to 2007
Ayelet Waldmanborn 1964
Daniel Auster1893 to 1962
Dorit Beinischborn 1942
Gali Baharav-Miaraborn 1959
Isaac Berman1913 to 2013
Jacob Shimshon Shapira1902 to 1993
Ronen Bergmanborn 1972
Roni Miloborn 1949
Avraham Granot1890 to 1962
Chaim Cohn1911 to 2002
David-Zvi Pinkas1895 to 1952- Edith Hahn Beer1914 to 2009
Mordechai Bentov1900 to 1985
Mordechai Bibi1922 to 2023
Nahum Nir1884 to 1968
Orit Farkash-HaCohenborn 1970
Ruth Halperin-Kaddariborn 1966
Samuel Tamir1923 to 1987
Taleb Abu Ararborn 1967
Yishai Saridborn 1965
Amin-Salim Jarjora1886 to 1975
Ayelet Nachmias-Verbinborn 1970
David Libai1934 to 2023
Gabriel Bach1927 to 2022
Isaac Amitborn 1958
Joel Sussman1910 to 1982
Leah Tsemelborn 1945
Menachem Mazuzborn 1955
Orit Nokedborn 1952
Osama Saadiborn 1963
Salim Joubran1947 to 2024
Abraham Sharir1932 to 2017
Baruch Osnia1905 to 1994
Chaim Joseph Zadok1913 to 2002
Dalia Rabin-Pelossofborn 1950
Edna Arbel1944 to 2026
Elyakim Rubinsteinborn 1947
Isaac Olshan1895 to 1983
Julia Malinovskyborn 1975
Kurt Blumenfeld1884 to 1963
Miriam Ben-Porat1918 to 2012
Mohammed Miariborn 1939
Moshe Arbelborn 1983
Moshe Shahalborn 1934
Nitsana Darshan-Leitnerborn 1973
Nurit Korenborn 1960
Rachel Adatoborn 1947
Revital Swidborn 1967
Shimon Mizrachiborn 1939
Simcha Rothmanborn 1980
Abdulmalik Dehamsheborn 1943
Asher Grunisborn 1945- Avi Nissenkornborn 1967
Benjamin Halevy1910 to 1996
Berl Locker1887 to 1972
Daniel Friedmannborn 1936
David Rotem1949 to 2015
Eliyahu Lankin1914 to 1994
Gideon Ben-Yisrael1923 to 2014
Giora Yoseftal1912 to 1962- Isaac Kahan1913 to 1985
Jacob Gary1901 to 1974
Joseph Paritzky1955 to 2021
Joseph Serlin1906 to 1974
Joseph-Michael Lamm1899 to 1976
Labib Hussein Abu Rokan1911 to 1989
Miriam Toukanborn 1982
Mishael Cheshin1936 to 2015
Moshe Smoira1888 to 1961
Omer Yankelevichborn 1978- Rauda Morcosborn 1974
Rotem Selaborn 1983
Senetta Josephtal1912 to 2007
Shimon Sheetritborn 1946
Shlomo-Israel Ben-Meir1910 to 1971
Sivan Kleinborn 1984
Uzi Vogelmanborn 1954
Yizhar Harari1908 to 1978
Yohanan Bader1901 to 1994
Yossi Avni-Levyborn 1962
Zvi Heifetzborn 1956
Ady Barkan1983 to 2023
Ari Ankorion1908 to 1986
Avner Shaki1926 to 2005
Avraham Michaeliborn 1957
Ayala Procacciaborn 1941
Baruch Uziel1901 to 1977
Binyamin Sasson1903 to 1989
Carmel Shamaborn 1973
Dalia Dornerborn 1934
Daphne Barak Erezborn 1965
Elyakim Haetzni1926 to 2022
Esther Salmovitzborn 1948
Gaby Laskyborn 1967
Gilad Karivborn 1973
Hanan Rubin1908 to 1962
Herzl Berger1904 to 1962
Isaac Coren1911 to 1994
Isaac Moda'i1926 to 1998
Isaac Wasserlaufborn 1992
Jacob Klivnov1887 to 1966- Jacob Robinson1889 to 1977
Meir Rosenne1931 to 2015
Michael Ben-Yairborn 1942- Mordechai Virshubski1930 to 2012
Nahum Het1896 to 1990
Ram Orenborn 1936
Shabtai Levy1876 to 1956
Tzali Reshefborn 1953
Uriel Reichmanborn 1942
Ya'akov Nehoshtan1925 to 2019
Yehezkel Flomin1935 to 2019
Yehuda Ben-Meir1939 to 2025
Yehuda Blum1931 to 2025
Yehuda Weinsteinborn 1944
Yitzhak Klinghoffer1905 to 1990
Yoram Aridorborn 1933- Yoram Dinstein1936 to 2024
Yosef Tamir1915 to 2009
Zvi Zimmerman1913 to 2006
Eli Goldschmidtborn 1953
Emi Palmorborn 1966
Tali Gottleibborn 1975
Yechiel Leiterborn 1959
Hagai Meiromborn 1946
Uriel Lynnborn 1935
Yuval Zellnerborn 1978
Efrat Raytenborn 1972
Gilead Sherborn 1953
Zvi Zilbertalborn 1952
Iser Lubotzky1922 to 2009
Ariel Poratborn 1956
Erez Aharoniborn 1957
Liran Avisar Ben Horinborn 1976
Moshe Saadaborn 1972
Omri Ronenborn 1992
Avner Yarkoniborn 1957
David Hodakborn 1953
Dudi Schwartzborn 1958
Gal Amirborn 1968
Gil Regevborn 1951
Itay Ben Horinborn 1978
Yoav Shutan-Goshenborn 1980- David Shimronborn 1951
- Moshe Efratborn 1939
Nisan Ben Hamoborn 1974- Omri Yadlinborn 1959
Yoav Byron1923 to 2019
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