Mishael Cheshin

Mishael Cheshin (Hebrew: מישאל חשין‎‎; February 16, 1936 – September 19, 2015) was an Israeli Justice who served in the Supreme Court of Israel from 1992 to 2006.[1]

Mishael Cheshin, 2009

Born in Beirut, Greater Lebanon, Cheshin was the son of Leah (née Margalit) and Shneor Zalman Cheshin. His father, born in Jerusalem, was a Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court, and his mother, born in Beirut to parents from Safed, the founding president of the Jerusalem Foundation.[2][3][4] They had three children,[5] one of them, Shneor, was killed in hit-and-run accident in 2010.[6]

Prior to his appointment as a Supreme Court justice, Cheshin served 16 years in the Justice Ministry, culminating with a stint as deputy-attorney general from 1974–1978.[7] He then entered private practice for 14 years, before being appointed to the Court. While serving as chairman of Israel's Central Election Commission, Cheshin suspended broadcasts of a press conference held by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as a violation of election law.[8] On September 19, 2015, Cheshin died at the age of 79 from cancer.[9]

References
  1. Izenberg, Dan (17 February 2006). "Justice Cheshin retires after 14 years. 'I woke up each day joyful about the challenges awaiting me'". Jerusalem Post.
  2. Cyclist, son of retired supreme court justice, killed in hit-and-run accident
  5. Jerusalem Foundation Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Cyclist, son of retired supreme court justice, killed in hit-and-run accident
  7. "Mishael Cheshin appointed as Supreme Court justice". Jerusalem Post. 9 December 1991.
  8. Copans, Laurie (12 January 2003). "Senior elections official lambasts Sharon after taking him off the air". Associated Press.
  9. http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel/1.676691
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.