Dorit Werba Beinisch served as the ninth President of the Supreme Court of Israel from 2006 to 2012, the first woman to hold that office. She joined Israel's Ministry of Justice in 1967 and served as State Attorney from 1989 to 1995, also the first woman to hold that post, before her appointment as a Supreme Court justice in 1995, and her tenure as President emphasized judicial independence, human rights protection, and government accountability.
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1. Dorit Beinisch (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIntroduction, gender
She was the 9th president of the Supreme Court of Israel.
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Dorit Beinisch is a retired Israeli jurist.
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From 1976 to 1982, she served as the director of the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law in the State Attorney's Office.
Member Of: Supreme Court of Israel, Lead section
She was the 9th president of the Supreme Court of Israel.
In Legal System: Israeli Law, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a retired Israeli jurist
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Wikidata Q271778, P27 country of citizenship claim
P27 (country of citizenship): Israel
Wikidata Q271778, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1942
Wikidata Q271778, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1942-02-28
Wikidata Q271778, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Tel Aviv
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