Zvi Zylbertal (; born 1952) is an Israeli

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who served on the

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between 2012 and 2017. Prior to his Supreme Court tenure, he served on the Jerusalem District Court.

Career

Zylbertal was born in Jerusalem in 1952. He was admitted to the

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in 1983. He was appointed to the Jerusalem District Court in 2000, where he served as a judge until being appointed to the Supreme Court in 2012. In March 2016, he made a surprise announcement that he planned to retire in April 2017, which he did. He was replaced by

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References

1952 births Living people Judges of the Supreme Court of Israel {{Israel-law-bio-stub