Uzi Vogelman
Uzi Fogelman | |
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עוזי פוגלמן | |
| President of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
Acting | |
| In office 16 October 2023 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Esther Hayut |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Amit |
| Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
| In office 9 May 2022 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Neal Hendel |
| Succeeded by | Noam Sohlberg (incoming) |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
| In office 2009 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Nominated by | Yaakov Neeman |
| Appointed by | Shimon Peres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1954 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Tel Aviv University (LLB) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (LLM) Harvard University (MPA) |
Uzi Fogelman (Hebrew: עוזי פוגלמן; born 6 October 1954) is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Israel and served as the acting president of the Supreme Court of Israel from 16 October 2023 to 1 October 2024, as well as Deputy President from 9 May 2022 to 1 October 2024. Vogelman had a deep impact on Israeli jurisprudence, and especially during his time on the Supreme Court as a liberal justice, issuing several rulings that advanced the rights of minority groups in Israel.