Basic Law: The Judiciary
Tenure of office
- Jurisdiction
- Israel
- Provision
- 7
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceThe service of a judge shall begin upon his declaration of (Amendment No. 2) allegiance, and shall not terminate save in the event of one of the following: (1) His retirement on pension; (2) His resignation; (3) His election or appointment to one of the positions whose holders are prevented from being candidates for the Knesset; (4) Upon a decision by the Committee for the Selection of Judges, proposed by the Chairperson of the Committee, the Ombudsman of Judges, or the President of the Supreme Court, and which was adopted by a majority of seven members at least. (5) Upon a decision of a Disciplinary Court.
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Basic Law: The Judiciary · main.knesset.gov.il · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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