Salim Joubran
Salim Joubran (
Biography
Salim Joubran was born in the
Joubran graduated from the Terra Santa School of the Franciscan Order in Acre. He earned a law degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and entered private practice as a lawyer in 1970.[5]
Joubran has four children, three of whom are lawyers. His son Charbel is a lawyer in the field of sports and represents football players in Israel and abroad.
Joubran died on 15 March 2024, at the age of 76.[6]
Legal career
In 1982, Joubran left private practice after 12 years to accept an appointment as a judge on Haifa's Magistrate's Court, where he served for 11 years.[5] In 1993, he was appointed to Haifa's district court, and served in that capacity for another 10 years, following which he was elevated to the Supreme Court first as a temporary and then as a permanent judge.[7][5]
Joubran was an expert on
Joubran was appointed justice in the Supreme Court of Israel in 2004.[9] He was appointed deputy to the Supreme Court chief justice on 12 June 2017.[10] He retired later in 2017, having reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.[11]
Academic and public positions
Joubran was a lecturer at the Law Faculty at the University of Haifa. He served as governor of Israel Rotary (dist. 2490), and chairman of the Zeltner Fund for legal research sponsored by Rotary Israel and Tel Aviv University.[citation needed]
References
- Jerusalem Post. 14 April 2004.
- ^ "Justice Salim Joubran – University of Haifa Board of Governors". Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- – via Sage Journals.
- ^ a b c d e "And justices all four". Haaretz. 7 May 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ הודעת הרשות השופטת על פטירתו של המשנה בדימוס לנשיאת בית המשפט העליון השופט סלים ג'ובראן (in Hebrew)
- Jerusalem Post. 25 May 2004.
- ^ "Israel's elections bring 'racism' to the fore". Al Jazeera English. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "Supreme Court Justices". Supreme Court of Israel. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Tzimuki, Tova (12 June 2017). "Judge Salim Joubran appointed deputy Supreme Court chief". Ynetnews. Ynet News. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Israel's First Arab Supreme Court Justice, Salim Joubran, Retiring". Haaretz.