# Indexed passage in the Constitution of Israel

- Jurisdiction: Israel (IL)
- Chapter (as indexed): Chapter Two: Judges
- Source document: Israel Constitution
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## Verbatim text

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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
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1. upon his retirement on pension; or
2. upon his resignation; or
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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.
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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.
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## What this means (mechanical reading aid, not legal advice)

- The index files it under the chapter heading “Chapter Two: Judges”.
- The passage runs to about 801 words.
- Read plainly, it mentions pay and pensions — it sets pay, salary, allowance or pension terms (the words used: “pension”).
- **Caveat:** The index holds no article number for this record. Cite the passage itself rather than a section number.
- **Caveat:** This index row contains 11 separately numbered sections, so it is a chapter-length passage rather than one provision. Cite the passage, and treat any single section number as unverified.

> This is a mechanical reading aid generated from the text above by matching words in it. It is not legal advice, not a lawyer’s interpretation, and not a substitute for the provision itself.

## How to cite this

Constitution of Israel, passage filed under chapter “Chapter Two: Judges”, Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelaw.com/provision/fd64252e-9a86-431e-af90-3c6a0a3db4ba (accessed 27 September 2026).

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