Uzi Vogelman (; born October 6, 1954) is a current justice in the

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. Vogelman was born in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. After serving in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

, he studied law at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

. He earned an LLB and was admitted to the

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in 1980. He then earned an LLM from the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

in 1985 and a

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from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of highe ...

in 1990. Vogelman served as an attorney in the State Attorney's office from 1982 to 1995, first in the Criminal Division and High Court of Justice Division, then as Deputy and Senior Deputy to the State Attorney. He served as the Director of the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law from 1995 to 2000. In 2000, he was appointed a judge on the Tel Aviv District Court, and in 2007, he served as an acting justice on the

. He became a permanent judge on the Supreme Court in 2009, and is expected to become its Chief Justice in 2023 following Esther Hayut's retirement.

Notable Rulings

* In 2009, the court granted a petition regarding an IDF order barring Palestinians from driving on Road 443 .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vogelman, Uzi Living people 1954 births Tel Aviv University alumni Judges of the Supreme Court of Israel People from Tel Aviv Israeli Jews Harvard Kennedy School alumni