Supreme court born in israel facts

The Supreme Court in Jerusalem is the highest court of Israel and the final court of appeals. The Court consists of 15 Justices and two Registrars. The head of the Supreme Court and of the whole judicial system is the President of the Supreme Court. Justice Esther Hayut currently serves in this position. The Supreme Court wears two hats: it is the highest Court of Appeal in the State of Israel, and also sits as a High Court of Justice Bagatz , hearing Petitions against various governmental authorities at first instance as well as against rulings of Appeals Tribunals.

When sitting as an appellate court, the Supreme Court hears appeals as of right and applications for leave to appeal, mainly from judgments and decisions pronounced in the District Courts. Appeal as of right against civil, criminal and administrative judgments rendered in the District Courts at the first instance including when sitting as a Court of Administrative Matters, as a Court of Admiralty, as a Standard Contracts Tribunal and as an Antitrust Tribunal.

Applications for leave to appeal against civil, criminal and administrative judgments rendered on appeal from the Magistrates Courts in the District Courts and the Military Court of Appeals; and applications for leave to appeal against other decisions that are not judgments of the District Courts. Leave to appeal is granted by the Court discretion in accordance with the criteria set out in legislation and case law.

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The relevant factors also depend on the nature of the proposed appeal. As the High Court of Justice Bagatz the Supreme Court hears petitions by any person not only citizens or residents against public bodies and governmental authorities. In this context, the types of cases heard by the Supreme Court include:.