Yitzhak Amit

Isaac Amit (Hebrew: יצחק עמית, born 20 October 1958) is a judge on the Supreme Court of Israel.

Issac Amit
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel
Assumed office
2009
Nominated byYaakov Neeman
Appointed byShimon Peres
Personal details
Born (1958-10-20) 20 October 1958
Tel Aviv, Israel
EducationHebrew University of Jerusalem (LLB)

Amit was born and raised in Tel Aviv. He attended a religious high school and graduated in 1976. He served in the Israel Defense Forces as an officer in Unit 8200, and was discharged in 1980. In 1981, he began studying law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Laws in 1985.[1] He was granted a license to practice law in 1986 and worked as a lawyer in private practice.

In 1997, he was appointed a judge on the Acre Magistrates Court, and subsequently a judge on the Haifa Magistrates Court. He then became a judge on the Haifa District Court.[2] He was elected to the Supreme Court in August 2009, and took office in October 2009.[2] In 2023, Amit is expected to become President of the Supreme Court, following Esther Hayut's retirement.[3]

References
  1. Ronen, Gil (23 August 2009). "MK Ariel: 'The Best Appointments We Could Have Gotten'".
  2. "Justices and Registrars of the Supreme Court". Israeli Supreme Court.
  3. "Justice Vogelman Expected to Decline Supreme Court Presidency". Haaretz. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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