Noam Sohlberg tapped as third justice to serve on Judicial Selection Committee, which Yariv Levin has refused to convene as he seeks greater control over it as part of overhaul

Coalition official says Netanyahu purposely creating alarm over judge appointments so that bill to overhaul role of legal advisers can be eased through

Cabinet secretary says coalition will seek to bring opposition on board; if ruling bloc doesn't succeed, it'll split panel evenly with each bloc making up half the representatives

IBA head Amit Becher 'very proud' of Naamneh's reelection for key 9-member panel, but Levin refuses to convene committee until he can legislate to change its makeup

No longer able to use 'reasonableness' doctrine, Yesh Atid and Movement for Quality Government accuse justice minister of abusing power, lacking authority to block appointments

Supreme Court president says shortage of judges is damaging to public; reportedly gives her blessing to bill that enables extending ombudsman's tenure without panel

MK Yitzhak Kroizer joins opposition MK on 9-member committee, but justice minister has hinted he won't convene it; Lapid: If panel doesn't meet soon, we'll petition High Court

Status took hold after gov't readied bill to control judge selections for last vote, advanced 'reasonableness' bill and bill to bar judges from scrapping Basic Laws, former AG says

Comments made as Knesset gears up for 2nd vote to choose representatives to sit on panel; with broader staffing in flux, committee won't meet in July

Haaretz says Tzachi Braverman attempted on multiple occasions to advance his wife's career, and even bullied judge selection panel members; the couple say claims are utter lies