2023-09-14 11:35:53
Last update: 14.09.2023
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The Supreme Court today (Thursday) issued a conditional order to Justice Minister Yariv Levin, ordering him to explain why he refuses to convene the committee for the selection of judges. It was also determined that Levin’s preliminary response to the petition will serve as the main point of his argument, and that he will not be able to resubmit the response. In response, Levin claimed that the order was issued without authority because it contradicted the High Court of Justice regulations, and submitted to the court a request to cancel it.
The order, issued by Supreme Court Justices Anat Baron, David Mintz and Yael Wilner, does not oblige Levin to convene the committee at any time, but its practical meaning is that there will likely be only one hearing on the petitions against its non-convening.
In response, the Minister of Justice Levin filed a hasty appeal to the High Court, in which he asked to cancel the decision. In a letter delivered on behalf of Levin’s attorney, lawyer Ohad Shalem, it was written: “With all due respect, the court is not authorized to rule for the respondents, and certainly when it comes to the Minister of Justice and the government of Israel, what will be written in the answering affidavit, and this is – also – at the sole discretion of the respondents. The court’s determination of what the respondents’ affidavit includes, denies the respondents the basic right to make their voices heard in a way that prevents the possibility of doing justice.”
The High Court hearing on the petitions of the Movement for the Quality of Government, the Yesh Atid party and the Row of Businessmen is expected to take place this Tuesday.
Yesterday, Levin submitted his answers to the High Court regarding the petitions against the non-convening of the committee for the selection of judges, and claimed that “the minister has the sole authority to convene the committee, he is acting in accordance with his duty and with consideration he made a decision that at this time there is no room for an intervention.” Levin also added that “interference in the minister’s decisions and replacing his discretion with the discretion of the court – will seriously damage the principle of separation of powers.”
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