Israel's first female Haredi judge
This is a positive step to ensure women of Haredi backgrounds will be allowed the same roles as men:
The Judicial Selection Committee on Thursday appointed Havi Toker to serve in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, making her Israel’s first female ultra-orthodox judge.Amazingly enough, some of the Haredi press is positive about her new job, which is a good sign. This can help tear down the bias that plagued much of the ultra-Orthodox ideology in the past, and if a woman can serve on a rabbinical court panel in the future, that'll help improve the situation even more.
Toker, 41, was born in England and grew up in Bnei Brak as the eldest of 12 brothers and sisters in a well-known ultra-Orthodox family.
She began her legal career in 2003 and has since spent time clerking in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, before working as an attorney in the police investigators unit followed by the Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office.
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