‘Regime change’: High Court tears into coalition bid to control judicial appointments (opens original article in a new tab)

Israel's High Court criticized a government law that would increase political control over judicial appointments, with justices warning it could politicize the judiciary and lead to extremist judges.

• High Court justices criticized a law increasing political control over judicial appointments, calling it a 'change of regime' and likely to politicize the judiciary.
• The law would replace Bar Association representatives on the Judicial Selection Committee with private lawyers and introduce a deadlock mechanism for Supreme Court appointments.
• Nine of 11 justices were critical of the law, with concerns it would lead to extremist judges and erode judicial independence.