Shlomo Levin


Shlomo Levin is an Israeli jurist. He was a Justice and Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Israel.

Biography

Shlomo Levin was born in Riga, Latvia in 1933 to Jewish parents born in different parts of the Russian Empire. The family immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1937.
Levin studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, obtaining an LL.M. in 1955, LL.D. in 1959, and PhD in 1969. He trained in law at the offices of attorney Yehoshua Rotenstreich and Supreme Court President Yoel Sussman. He then worked as a lawyer and lectured at the law faculties of the Hebrew University and Tel-Aviv University.

Judicial Career

In 1966 Levin was appointed to the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv and in 1975 became a District Court Judge. In 1979, as part of his reserve duty, he served on a military tribunal that tried and acquitted Commander of the Navy Michael Barkai of rape of a female non-commissioned officer.
In 1980 Levin was appointed to the Supreme Court, where he served until his retirement in 2003. In 1995 he was appointed Deputy President of the Supreme Court, where he served under President Aharon Barak.
During his term on the Supreme Court, Levin presided over or participated in adjudication of several high-profile cases such as:
In late 1970s, Levin proposed the creation of Israel's Institute for Advanced Judicial Studies, and later became its director. During his term on the Supreme Court, Levin played a leading role in establishing International Organization for Judicial Training, and served as its first President.

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