Dori Spivak

Dori Spivak (Hebrew: דורי ספיבק, born 19 December 1968) is the first openly-gay judge in Israel. He was appointed to the Tel Aviv Labor Court on February 18, 2011.[1]

Prior to becoming a judge, he was an activist in the Israeli LGBT community, and served as the chairperson of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel,[2] and the deputy director of Tel Aviv University Buchmann Faculty of Law's legal clinics,[3] legal advisor to the Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association, and was involved with the Adva Center.

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References

  1. Aviad Glickman (2011-02-20). "Israel's first openly gay judge appointed". Ynet.
  2. Jewish Chronicle: "'Happy occasion' as Israel names first gay judge ," February 21, 2011, accessed February 23, 2011
  3. "Bio of Attorney Dori Spivak". Buchmann Faculty of Law.
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