Preceded by Dorit Beinisch Children 3 Spouse(s) Rene Grunis | Nationality Israeli Succeeded by Miriam Naor Name Asher Grunis | |
Born January 17, 1945 (age 79)
Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine ( 1945-01-17 ) Alma mater Hebrew University of Jerusalem
University of Virginia Law School Education Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Virginia | ||
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Asher Dan Grunis (Hebrew: אשר דן גרוניס; born January 17, 1945) was the President of the Supreme Court of Israel between 2012 and 2015. He was appointed to the position on February 28, 2012, after the retirement of Dorit Beinisch. He retired from the bench in January 2015 at the age of 70.
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- Resolution of mass disputes chief justice asher grunis haifa university
- 16 7 Lighting of the Torches Justice Asher Grunis Israeli Supreme Court President
- Biography
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16 7 Lighting of the Torches: Justice Asher Grunis, Israeli Supreme Court President
Biography
Asher Dan Grunis was born in Tel Aviv. He was named for his grandfather, the rabbi of Cardiff, Wales. Grunis served in the Israeli Army (1962–1965), earned an LL.B. degree (1968) from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and was admitted to the Israeli bar in 1969. In 1972 he earned a Master of Law (LL.M.) degree from the University of Virginia in the United States before being awarded a D.Jur. from Osgoode Hall Law School in Canada. Grunis served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel since 2003.