Katsav Backs Method [The Judges Selection Committee] of Picking Judges
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“President Moshe Katsav on Tuesday defended the judicial system and said he was against making changes in the Judges Selection Committee.”
“The Judges Selection Committee is headed by the justice minister and includes one more cabinet minister, two MKs, two members of the Israel Bar and three justices of the Supreme Court. Critics of the committee claim that it gives too much power to the Supreme Court and does not reflect the ideological and sociological composition of the general ”
“According to Katsav, ‘should the members of the committee themselves believe that the tools they have at their disposal to choose the best judges are not good enough, they should be the ones to initiate improvements and advancements in the methods for examining, selecting and choosing the candidates.'”