Asher Grunis
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| Asher Grunis | |
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| President of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Dorit Beinisch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1945 Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Spouse(s) | Rene Grunis |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University University of Virginia |
| Religion | Judaism |
Asher Dan Grunis (Hebrew: אשר דן גרוניס, born January 17, 1945) is the president of the Supreme Court of Israel. He was appointed to the position on February 28, 2012, after the retirement of Dorit Beinisch.
Biography
Born in Israel, Grunis served in the Israeli army (1962-1965), earned an LL.B. degree (1968) from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and was admitted to the Israeli bar in 1969. In 1972 he earned a Master of Law (LL.M.) degree from the University of Virginia in the United States before being awarded a D.Jur. from Osgoode Hall Law School in Canada.[1][2] Grunis served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel since 2003.
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