High Court: Levin has 3 weeks to explain why judicial appointments panel isn't meeting

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The court order demands that Justice Minister Yariv Levin explain why he hasn't convened the Judicial Appointments Committee. One justice said, 'We're forced to release murder suspects instead of detention because of the shortage of judges'

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The High Court issued on Sunday a show cause order for Justice Minister Yariv Levin to explain why he hasn't convened the Judicial Appointments Committee for all litigation levels – magistrates' courts, district courts and the Supreme Court. The court demanded that Levin respond to the order by March 8.