Rivka Friedman-Feldman
Rivka Friedman-Feldman | |
|---|---|
רבקה פרידמן-פלדמן | |
| Born | 1958 |
| Citizenship | Israel |
| Education | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Occupation(s) | Judge, Deputy President of the Jerusalem District Court |
| Years active | 1982-present |
| Organization | Judiciary of Israel |
| Known for | Money envelopes affair, Trial of Benjamin Netanyahu |
Rivka Friedman-Feldman (Hebrew: רבקה פרידמן-פלדמן; born 1958) is an Israeli judge and the Vice President of the Jerusalem District Court. She served on the judicial panel in the trial of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, commonly known as the money envelopes affair, as well as in the trial of former Defense and Transporation Minister Yitzhak Mordechai.[1][2]
Since May 2020, Friedman-Feldman serves as the presiding judge in the Trial of Benjamin Netanyahu, together with jurists Moshe Bar-Am and Oded Shaham.
Biography
Friedman-Feldman was born in Israel to Noah Savir, a lawyer and the son of Rabbi Moshe Leib Zinwirt. She graduated from the Horev School in Jerusalem in 1976 and completed Sherut Leumi (Israel's national service)
Career
In 1981, Friedman-Feldman earned her law degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[3][4][5]
Friedman-Feldman served as Director of the Civil Appeals Section (מדור ערעורים אזרחיים) of the Supreme Court of Israel from 1984 to 1987, and continued her legal career at the Israeli State Attorney office from 1987 to 1994.
HaShalom Jerusalem Magistrate Court
In September 1994, Friedman-Feldman was appointed as a judge at the HaShalom Jerusalem Magistrate Court. She served as vice president of the court from 2004 to 2012.
In 2001, she sat on the panel that tried former Defense Minister Itzik Mordechai for sexual harassment.[2][6]
Jerusalem District Court
Friedman-Feldman was appointed to the Jerusalem District Court in January 2012.
In 30 March 2015, Friedman-Feldman convicted former prime minister Ehud Olmert in the money envelopes affair. She later handled several high-profile cases, among them the Kidnapping and murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir and the Murder of Noa Eyal.[7]
In May 2020, Friedman-Feldman was appointed lead judge in the Trial of Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, alongside jurists Moshe Bar-Am and Oded Shaham.
In 18 July 2024, she was appointed Deputy President of the Jerusalem District Court and is expected to serve in this role until her retirement from the judiciary on March 7, 2028.
References
- ^ Prince-Gibson, Eetta (2020-10-15). "Meet the Judge Presiding Over Bibi's Trial". Moment Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ a b "Mordechai to appeal 18-month suspended jail sentence". J. 2001-05-04. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "רבקה פרידמן-פלדמן". אתר השירותים והמידע הממשלתי (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "נצר לגדולי החסידות: הייחוס המשפחתי של ראש ההרכב במשפט נתניהו – JDN – חדשות, המגזר החרדי, כלכלה, דעות – עדכונים שוטפים מהארץ ומהעולם" (in Hebrew). 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "מדור לדור: הנכדים שהחליטו ללכת בדרכם של הסבים והסבתות". mako. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ לוי, דוד (2020-08-02). "אחרי משפט שנמשך שנים: תושב אשדוד זוּכּה מאונס של ילדה". כאן דרום - אשדוד (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "Imprisoned for incitement on Facebook? Only if you're Arab". +972 Magazine. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2025-06-27.