Asher Grunis
| Asher Grunis | |
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Grunis, photographed in 2012
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| President of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
| In office 2012–2015 |
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| Preceded by | Dorit Beinisch |
| Succeeded by | Miriam Naor |
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| Born | January 17, 1945 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Spouse(s) | Rene Grunis |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem University of Virginia Law School |
Asher Dan Grunis (Hebrew: אשר דן גרוניס, born January 17, 1945) was the President of the Supreme Court of Israel between 2012 and 2015. He was appointed to the position on February 28, 2012, after the retirement of Dorit Beinisch. He retired from the bench at the age of 70, in January 2015.
Biography
Grunis served in the Israeli Army (1962–1965), earned an LL.B. degree (1968) from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and was admitted to the Israeli bar in 1969. In 1972 he earned a Master of Law (LL.M.) degree from the University of Virginia in the United States before being awarded a D.Jur. from Osgoode Hall Law School in Canada.[1][2] Grunis served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel since 2003.
References
- ↑ Biography at Stanford Law Review at the Wayback Machine (archived July 5, 2008)
- ↑ Official Israeli Courts biography
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