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David Mintz (judge)
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'''David Mintz''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: דוד מינץ, born 8 May 1959) is an [[Israel]]i judge who currently serves as a justice on the [[Supreme Court of Israel]].
==Early life and education==
Mintz was born in the [[United Kingdom]] to a Jewish family, and emigrated to Israel with his family in 1970. He studied at the Midrashiyat Noam religious high school in [[Pardes Hanna-Karkur]] from 1974 to 1977. After graduating high school in 1977, he participated in the [[hesder]] program, which combines advanced religious studies with military service in the [[Israel Defense Forces]], serving in the [[Armored Corps (Israel)|Armored Corps]] and studying at [[Yeshivat Har Etzion]] in [[Alon Shvut]]. He was discharged from active service in 1982 and began studying law at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] in 1983 and graduated with an [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]] in 1986. During his studies, he served as a research assistant to professors Eliav Sochetman and Berachyahu Lifschitz. In 1986, he clerked for Judge Yehuda Weiss, who was President of the Jerusalem District Court, and at the Supreme Court. In 1987, he interned at a law firm in Jerusalem, and studied for ordination as a [[rabbi]] at the Ariel Institute. Later, when he was already a judge, Mintz completed graduate studies in law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, earning an [[Master of Laws|LLM]] in 2008 and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in law in 2017.<ref name=supreme>https://ift.tt/2pSJZiW>
Mintz also continued to serve as an officer in the military reserves, serving as a platoon commander, a deputy company commander, and a company commander. He was due to become a battalion commander in 1996 but was unable to fulfill this role due to having been appointed a judge, but continued to serve as a reserve officer in his armored division until 2010.
==Legal career==
Mintz was admitted to the [[Israel Bar Association]] in 1987, and began practiced law as an attorney from 1987 to 1998, first as an associate and then as a partner in an independent law firm. In 1998, he was appointed a judge on the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court. In 2009, he was appointed [[registrar]] and acting judge at the Jerusalem District Court. He was appointed to be a judge on the Jerusalem District Court in 2011. He also serves as a lecturer on insolvency law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.<ref name=supreme/>
In February 2017, he was selected to serve on the Supreme Court by the [[Judicial Selection Committee (Israel)|Judicial Selection Committee]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2NCapPn> He assumed the position in June 2017, replacing [[Zvi Zylbertal]].
==Personal life==
Mintz lives in [[Dolev]], an [[Israeli settlement]] in the [[West Bank]]. He is married to Varda and has five children.
==References==
[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Judges of the Supreme Court of Israel]]
'''David Mintz''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: דוד מינץ, born 8 May 1959) is an [[Israel]]i judge who currently serves as a justice on the [[Supreme Court of Israel]].
==Early life and education==
Mintz was born in the [[United Kingdom]] to a Jewish family, and emigrated to Israel with his family in 1970. He studied at the Midrashiyat Noam religious high school in [[Pardes Hanna-Karkur]] from 1974 to 1977. After graduating high school in 1977, he participated in the [[hesder]] program, which combines advanced religious studies with military service in the [[Israel Defense Forces]], serving in the [[Armored Corps (Israel)|Armored Corps]] and studying at [[Yeshivat Har Etzion]] in [[Alon Shvut]]. He was discharged from active service in 1982 and began studying law at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] in 1983 and graduated with an [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]] in 1986. During his studies, he served as a research assistant to professors Eliav Sochetman and Berachyahu Lifschitz. In 1986, he clerked for Judge Yehuda Weiss, who was President of the Jerusalem District Court, and at the Supreme Court. In 1987, he interned at a law firm in Jerusalem, and studied for ordination as a [[rabbi]] at the Ariel Institute. Later, when he was already a judge, Mintz completed graduate studies in law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, earning an [[Master of Laws|LLM]] in 2008 and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in law in 2017.<ref name=supreme>https://ift.tt/2pSJZiW>
Mintz also continued to serve as an officer in the military reserves, serving as a platoon commander, a deputy company commander, and a company commander. He was due to become a battalion commander in 1996 but was unable to fulfill this role due to having been appointed a judge, but continued to serve as a reserve officer in his armored division until 2010.
==Legal career==
Mintz was admitted to the [[Israel Bar Association]] in 1987, and began practiced law as an attorney from 1987 to 1998, first as an associate and then as a partner in an independent law firm. In 1998, he was appointed a judge on the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court. In 2009, he was appointed [[registrar]] and acting judge at the Jerusalem District Court. He was appointed to be a judge on the Jerusalem District Court in 2011. He also serves as a lecturer on insolvency law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.<ref name=supreme/>
In February 2017, he was selected to serve on the Supreme Court by the [[Judicial Selection Committee (Israel)|Judicial Selection Committee]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2NCapPn> He assumed the position in June 2017, replacing [[Zvi Zylbertal]].
==Personal life==
Mintz lives in [[Dolev]], an [[Israeli settlement]] in the [[West Bank]]. He is married to Varda and has five children.
==References==
[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Judges of the Supreme Court of Israel]]
October 13, 2018 at 09:02PM
