Mishael Cheshin

Mishael Cheshin, 2009

Mishael Cheshin (Hebrew: מישאל חשין‎‎‎; February 16, 1936 – September 19, 2015) was an Israeli Justice who served in the Supreme Court of Israel from 1992 to 2006.[1]

Born in Beirut, Greater Lebanon, Cheshin was the son of Shneor and Ruth Cheshin; his father was a Justice on the Israeli Supreme Court and his mother the founding president of the Jerusalem Foundation.[2] They had three children,[3] one of them, Shneor, was killed in hit-and-run accident in 2010.[4]

Prior to his appointment as a Supreme Court justice, Cheshin served 16 years in the Justice Ministry, culminating with a stint as deputy-attorney general from 1974–1978.[5] He then entered private practice for 14 years, before being appointed to the Court. While serving as chairman of Israel's Central Election Commission, Cheshin suspended broadcasts of a press conference held by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as a violation of election law.[6] On September 19, 2015, Cheshin died at the age of 79 from cancer.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Izenberg, Dan (17 February 2006). "Justice Cheshin retires after 14 years. 'I woke up each day joyful about the challenges awaiting me'". Jerusalem Post.
  2. ↑ Cyclist, son of retired supreme court justice, killed in hit-and-run accident
  3. ↑ Jerusalem Foundation
  4. ↑ Cyclist, son of retired supreme court justice, killed in hit-and-run accident
  5. ↑ "Mishael Cheshin appointed as Supreme Court justice". Jerusalem Post. 9 December 1991.
  6. ↑ Copans, Laurie (12 January 2003). "Senior elections official lambasts Sharon after taking him off the air". Associated Press.
  7. ↑ http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel/1.676691
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