Moshe Landau served on the Supreme Court of Israel from 1953 to 1982, becoming its fifth president from 1980 to 1982, after starting his judicial career as a magistrate in Haifa in 1940 and moving to the district court in 1948. He presided over the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, conducting the proceedings with what historians have described as an objective and stately manner, and he later headed the 1987 Landau Commission investigating the interrogation methods of Israel's domestic intelligence service. He was known for championing civil rights while opposing judicial activism, and Aharon Barak, his successor as a leading figure on the court, called him one of the founders of Israeli law; he received the Israel Prize for law in 1991.
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He served on the Supreme Court of Israel from 1953 until his retirement in 1982.
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Moshe Landau was an Israeli judge.
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Moshe Landau was an Israeli judge.
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He served on the Supreme Court of Israel from 1953 until his retirement in 1982.
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was an Israeli judge
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Wikidata Q77344, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1912
Wikidata Q77344, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1912-04-29
Wikidata Q77344, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 2011
Wikidata Q77344, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2011-05-01
Wikidata Q77344, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Gdańsk
Wikidata Q77344, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Jerusalem
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