Mishael Cheshin

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

Mishael Cheshin, 2017

Biography

Mishael Cheshin was born in Beirut, Greater Lebanon.[2] He was the son of Leah (née Margalit) and Shneor Zalman Cheshin. His father, born in Jerusalem, was a Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court, and his mother, born in Beirut to parents from Safed, the founding president of the Jerusalem Foundation.[3][4][5] They had three children,[6] one of them, Shneor, was killed in hit-and-run accident in 2010.[7]

Cheshin studied law at the Hebrew University.[2]

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.[8] 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.[9] On 19 September 2015, Cheshin died at the age of 79 from cancer.[10]

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. "Mishael Cheshin, Supreme Court justice, dies at 79". The Times of Israel. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. Cyclist, son of retired supreme court justice, killed in hit-and-run accident
  4. "Shneor Zalman Cheshin".
  5. "Leah Cheshin".
  6. Jerusalem Foundation Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Cyclist, son of retired supreme court justice, killed in hit-and-run accident
  8. "Mishael Cheshin appointed as Supreme Court justice". Jerusalem Post. 9 December 1991.
  9. Copans, Laurie (12 January 2003). "Senior elections official lambasts Sharon after taking him off the air". Associated Press.
  10. "Mishael Cheshin, former Israeli Supreme Court justice, dies at 79". TheMarker.
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