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Aharon Barak
Israeli judge / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aharon Barak (Hebrew: אהרן ברק, born Erik Brick; 16 September 1936) is an Israeli jurist. He is the Professor of Law at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. Barak was President of the Supreme Court of Israel from 1995 to 2006. Before, he was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel (1978–95), as the Attorney General of Israel (1975–78), and as the Dean of the Law Faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1974–75).[1]
Quick Facts President of the Supreme Court of Israel, Preceded by ...
Aharon Barak | |
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President of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
In office 13 August 1995 – 14 September 2006 | |
Preceded by | Meir Shamgar |
Succeeded by | Dorit Beinisch |
Personal details | |
Born | (1936-09-16) 16 September 1936 (age 87) Kaunas, Lithuania |
Nationality | Israel |
Spouse(s) | Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
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