Uri Shoham
Uri Shoham (
Ashkenazi descent.[3]
Shoham was born in
Military Court of Appeals. He completed his military service with the rank of Brigadier General.[1][3]
In September 2001, he was appointed a judge on the Tel Aviv District Court. While serving in this position in 2009, he imposed several long sentences on members of organized crime groups. Shoham was threatened by the crime groups, and he was given increased security by the police.[5] He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2012.
Shoham is married with two daughters.
References
- ^ a b השופט אורי שהם (in Hebrew). Israeli Supreme Court.
- ^ "israel courts decisions database Archived 2014-05-05 at the Wayback Machine"
- ^ a b c Hartman, Ben. "Mizrahi Jew, settler among Supreme Court appointees". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "דבר | עמוד 3 | 30 אפריל 1980 | אוסף העיתונות הספרייה הלאומית" [Talk Page 3 | April 30, 1980 | The press collection The National Library].
- ^ Cohen, Avi (Feb 24, 2009). "Police up security for judge threatened by crime boss". Ynet.
External links
Media related to Uri Shoham at Wikimedia Commons
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