Yosef Haim Shapira (Hebrew: יוסף חיים שפירא; born 5 July 1945) is an Israeli attorney and judge who served as the seventh State Comptroller of Israel from July 2012 to July 2019.
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Biography
Shapira was born in Jerusalem. He earned a law degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1971 and in 1972 was certified as a lawyer. As part of his reserve duty, he served as a judge at the IDF's Military Court of Appeals, as a colonel. In 2000 he received a Master's degree in criminology from the University of Leicester in England.
Shapira is married and a father of three children and two grandchildren.[1]
Judicial career
Between 2001–2003 he was Vice Chairman of the National Disciplinary Tribunal of the Israeli Bar Association. In July 2003 he was appointed a judge of HaShalom courts in the District of Jerusalem. In May 2005 he was appointed a judge of the District Court of Jerusalem.[2]
Notable rulings include the opening of the Karta parking lot for businesses on Shabbat, the 2007 ruling in favor of an appointment of an Arab director for the JNF,[3] and his 2008 ruling against the dismantling of Hamas in Jerusalem.[4]
References
- ^ "Joseph H. Shapira - State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel". Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "מסתמן: השופט יוסף שפירא ימונה למבקר המדינה". Ynet. 9 February 2012.
- ^ רוט, נורית (5 July 2007). "ביהמ"ש אישר מינוי דירקטור ערבי בקק"ל". הארץ.
- ^ "ביהמ"ש דחה הבקשה לפירוק החמאס". 23 June 2008.
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