Uri Shoham

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Uri Shoham (Hebrew: אורי שהם‎) is a judge on the Supreme Court of Israel.^[1] His term began in 2012. He previously served as a district court judge in Tel-Aviv and a Judge Advocate General. His appointment to the court was viewed as a victory for Mizrahi Jews, as the court had previously been filled largely with people of Ashkenazi descent.^[2]

Shoham was born in Iraq in 1948 and moved to Israel with his family in 1951.^[2] From 1966-2001 he served in the Israeli Defense Forces, eventually reaching the rank of brigadier-General while serving in the Military court of appeals.^[1]^[2]

In 2009, while serving as a district judge in Tel-Aviv, 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.^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "השופט אורי שהם" (in Hebrew). Israeli Supreme Court.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hartman, Ben. "Mizrahi Jew, settler among Supreme Court appointees". The Jerusalem Post.
↑ Cohen, Avi (Feb 24, 2009). "Police up security for judge threatened by crime boss". Ynet.

v t e Current members of the Supreme Court of Israel

Asher Grunis, president M. Naor, vice-president

	E. Arbel E. Rubinstein S. Joubran E. Hayut H. Melcer Y. Danziger N. Hendel U. Vogelman Y. Amit Z. Zylbertal N. Sohlberg D. Barak Erez U. Shoham

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Name	Shoham, Uri
Alternative names
Short description	Israeli judge
Date of birth	1948
Place of birth	Iraq
Date of death
Place of death

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