Last update - 00:00 30/07/2007
Committee appoints Yoram Danziger to the Supreme Court
By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
The Judicial Appointments Committee on Monday selected Yoram Danziger to serve as a justice in the Supreme Court.
Danziger is the second consecutive lawyer from the private sector to be chosen to sit on the Supreme Court. This marks a major departure from past appointments, and is considered a part of Justice Minister Daniel Friemann's vision for the future of the court. The last appointment to the court was Hanan Melcer one month ago, who beat Danziger for the slot by one vote.
Even after the two appointments, three seats on the court remain empty. However, disagreements within the Judicial Appointments Committee make filling them difficult.
Seven out of nine panel members voted for Danziger. Supreme Court Justice Ayala Procaccia abstained, Yuri Guy-Ron recused himself due to his friendship with Danziger.
Danziger, 53, is a partner with Dori Klagsbald at a commercial law firm. He received his doctorate from the London School of Economics and taught commercial law at Tel Aviv University and at the Interdisciplinary Center. He has also served as a board member of the Association for Civil Rights.
After Klagsbald was convicted of causing deaths through negligence of a mother and son in a car accident last year, Danziger withdrew his candidacy for head of the Israel Bar Association.