Indexed passage in the Constitution of Israel

4. Appointment of judges  Supreme court selection  Ordinary court selection a. A judge shall be appointed by the President of the State upon election by a Judges' Election Committee. b. The Committee shall consist of nine members, namely, the President of the Supreme Court, two other judges of the Supreme Court elected by the body of judges thereof, the Minister of Justice and another Minister designated by the Government, two members of the Knesset elected by the Knesset and two representatives of the Chamber of Advocates elected by the National Council of the Chamber. The Minister of Justice shall be the chairman of the Committee. c. The Committee may act even if the number of its members has decreased, so long as it is not less than seven. 5. Nationality  Eligibility for supreme court judges  Eligibility for ordinary court judges Only an Israeli national shall be appointed judge. 6. Declaration of allegiance  Oaths to abide by constitution A person appointed judge shall make a declaration of allegiance before the President of the State. The declaration shall be as follows: "I pledge myself to be in allegiance to the State of Israel and to its laws, to dispense justice fairly, not to pervert the law and to show no favor.". 7. Period of tenure (Amendment 2)  Supreme court term length The tenure of a judge shall begin upon his declaration of allegiance and shall end only - 1. upon his retirement on pension; or 2. upon his resignation; or constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:20 Page 32 Israel 1958 (rev. 2013) 3. upon his being elected or appointed to one of the positions the holders of which are debarred from being candidates for the Knesset; or 4. upon a decision of the Judges' Election Committee prepared by the chairman of the Committee, the Ombudsman of the Israeli Judiciary, or the President of the Supreme Court and passed by a majority of at least seven members; or 5. upon a decision of the Court of Discipline. 8. Retired judge A judge who has retired on pension may be appointed to the position of a judge for such time, in such manner and on such conditions as may be prescribed by Law. 9. Restriction on re-posting a. A judge shall not be permanently transferred from the locality where he is serving to a court in another locality save with the consent of the President of the Supreme Court or pursuant to a decision of the Court of Discipline. b. A judge shall not without his consent be appointed to an acting position at a lower court. 10. Salary and benefits a. The salaries of judges and other payments to be made to them during or after their period of tenure or to their survivors after their death shall be prescribed by Law or by a decision of the Knesset or of a Knesset committee empowered by the Knesset in that behalf. b. No decision shall be passed reducing the salaries of judges only.  Protection of judges' salaries 11. Judge not to engage in additional occupation, etc  Eligibility for ordinary court judges A judge shall not engage in an additional occupation, and shall not carry out any public function save under law or with the consent of the President of the Supreme Court and the Minister of Justice. 12. Criminal proceedings a. No criminal investigation shall be opened against a judge save with the consent of the Attorney-General, and no indictment shall be filed against a judge save by the Attorney-General.  Attorney general b. A criminal charge against a judge shall not be tried save before a District Court consisting of three judges, unless the judge has consented that the charge be tried in the ordinary manner. c. The provisions of this section shall not apply to categories of offences designated by Law. 13. Disciplinary proceedings  Establishment of judicial council a. A judge shall be subject to the jurisdiction of a Court of Discipline. b. A Court of Discipline shall consist of judges or judges retired on pension appointed by the President of the Supreme Court. constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:20 Page 33 Israel 1958 (rev. 2013) c. Provisions as to the grounds for instituting disciplinary proceedings, the modes of filing complaints, the composition of the bench, the powers of the Court of Discipline and the disciplinary measures it shall be authorized to impose shall be prescribed by Law. The rules of procedure shall be in accordance with Law. 14. Suspension (Amendment 1)  Supreme/ordinary court judge removal Where a complaint is filed, criminal investigation is initiated, or indictment is filed against a judge, the President of the Supreme Court may suspend him from office for such period as he may prescribe.