12 Facts About Jacob Turkel

Jacob Turkel was an Israeli judge who was a Supreme Court of Israel Justice.

Jacob Turkel was born in Tel Aviv in 1935 to a family that had immigrated from Vienna.

When he was five the family moved to Jerusalem, where Jacob Turkel attended Ma'aleh, a state religious school.

Jacob Turkel studied law at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, graduating from its law school in 1960.

From 1967 onwards, Jacob Turkel served on various courts, including the Shalom Court, as a Regional Court judge.

Jacob Turkel served as an Israeli Supreme Court Justice from 1995 until 2005.

Jacob Turkel still sat on a military court appeals panel as late as 2010.

Jacob Turkel was known during his tenure on the Supreme Court for writing a relatively large number of dissenting opinions, compared to his fellow Justices.

Jacob Turkel taught at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, the University of Tel Aviv, the law school of Netanya Academic College, and other academic institutions.

Jacob Turkel headed a public commission that was set up in 1999 to reform Israel's inheritance law.

Jacob Turkel served as a member of the Committee of Judicial Appointments.

Jacob Turkel served as chairman of the Award Committee that administers the EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture.