Zvi Zylbertal (Hebrew: צְבִי זִילְבֶּרְטַל; born 1952[1]) is an Israeli jurist who served on the Supreme Court of Israel between 2012 and 2017. Prior to his Supreme Court tenure, he served on the Jerusalem District Court.[2]

Career

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Zylbertal was born in Jerusalem in 1952. He was admitted to the Israeli Bar Association in 1983.[1] He was appointed to the Jerusalem District Court in 2000, where he served as a judge until being appointed to the Supreme Court in 2012.[1] In March 2016, he made a surprise announcement that he planned to retire in April 2017,[3] which he did. He was replaced by David Mintz.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Zylbertal, Zvi". Cardozo Israeli Supreme Court Project. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  2. ^ Zarchin, Tomer (2012-01-08). "Who Are Israel's New Supreme Court Judges?". Haaretz. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  3. ^ Pulwer, Sharon (2016-03-18). "In Surprise Announcement, Supreme Court Justice Zvi Zylbertal Says He's Retiring". Haaretz. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  4. ^ Israel, David (15 October 2018). "Arab Terrorists Attacked Supreme Court Justice David Mintz". Jewish Press. Retrieved 2019-05-09.