Prof. Daphna Barak-Erez and Tel Aviv District Court Justice Uri Shoham have been appointed to the High Court of Justice.

Barak-Erez, who served as deacon of Tel Aviv University Law School is known for her left-wing anti-religious leanings. Justice Shoham was selected after the outcry that the High Court lacks Sephardi representation following the retirement of Justice Edmond Levi. The justice�s name was changed from Sharavani.

The two replace Justices Dorit Beinish and Eliezer Rivlin, who retired after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. As a result of the changes, Justice Miriam Naor becomes the vice president of the court in place of Rivlin.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)