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Hon. Aharon Barak
Former President of the Supreme Court of Israel
Aharon Barak was born in Kaunus, Lithuania and immigrated to Israel in 1947. He studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where, after completing a term of service in the Israeli Defense Forces, he received his Doctorate in Law in 1963. Barak continued his relationship with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, serving as a lecturer, professor, and dean of the Law School. From 1975, Barak served as Attorney General of the State of Israel. In 1978 he was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, where he served as President from August 1995 until his retirement in September 2006. In 2007, Aharon Barak joined the faculty of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya. He continues to serve as visiting professor at Yale Law School.
