Precedent: Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron informed Supreme Court President Hayut on Wednesday that he intends to nominate himself for the selection of the Judicial Selection Committee for the position of President of the Supreme Court.
"Towards the end of Justice A. Hayut's term as President of the Court, I would like to inform you that I am presenting my
candidacy for the position of the next President of the Supreme Court," the judge's statement read. I ask that my name be included in the list of candidates for this term when it is published."
This is the first time that a sitting judge has announced candidacy for the position despite the senatorial custom whereby the veteran judge will be appointed Chief Justice. In doing so, Justice Elron challenged veteran judge and candidate Yitzhak Amit. As a result, President Hayut announced that Justice Elron would not be able to sit on the panel of judges that heard a petition demanding the immediate convening of the Judicial Selection Committee "due to an abstention that was created."
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