Sneha Girap (Editor)

George Karra

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Name
  
George Karra


Education
  
George Karra blogcameraorgarchivesjudge20karrajpg

George karras themi kapetanaki bouzouki


George Karra (Arabic: جورج القرا‎‎, Hebrew: ג'ורג' קרא‎‎; born 1953) is an Israeli Arab judge. Karra is a Christian Arab resident of Jaffa. He has served as a Tel Aviv District Court judge since 2000. In 2011, he was nominated as a candidate for the Israeli Supreme Court, and in February 2017 he was elected to serve as a judge in the Israeli Supreme Court.

Contents

Biography

George Karra was born to a distinguished Christian family in Jaffa. He has two brothers and a sister. Karra studied at Terra Sancta primary school and Eshkolot high school in Jaffa. In 1973, he completed his law degree at Tel Aviv University. He has three daughters.

Karra opened a private practice in 1975. In 1989, he was appointed to Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court. After 11 years, he was promoted to Tel Aviv District Court. He was appointed a senior court judge in 2010. Karra was the judge who convicted Israeli President Moshe Katsav of rape. In another high-profile case, he convicted Ofer Nimrodi of illegal wiretapping.

References

George Karra Wikipedia


Similar Topics