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'''George Karra''' ({{Lang-he|ג'ורג' קרא}}; born 1953) is an [[Israeli Arab]] judge. Karra is a [[Christian]] [[Palestinian Christians|Palestinian]] resident of [[Jaffa]]. He has served as a Tel Aviv District Court judge since 2000. In 2011, he was nominated as a candidate for the [[Israeli Supreme Court]].<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/judge-who-convicted-moshe-katsav-joins-race-for-supreme-court-seat-1.398817 Judge who convicted Moshe Katsav joins race for Supreme Court seat]</ref> |
'''George Karra''' ({{Lang-ar|جورج القرا}} ({{Lang-he|ג'ורג' קרא}}; born 1953) is an [[Israeli Arab]] judge. Karra is a [[Christian]] [[Palestinian Christians|Palestinian]] resident of [[Jaffa]]. He has served as a Tel Aviv District Court judge since 2000. In 2011, he was nominated as a candidate for the [[Israeli Supreme Court]].<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/judge-who-convicted-moshe-katsav-joins-race-for-supreme-court-seat-1.398817 Judge who convicted Moshe Katsav joins race for Supreme Court seat]</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Revision as of 13:07, 1 January 2014
George Karra (Arabic: جورج القرا (Hebrew: ג'ורג' קרא; born 1953) is an Israeli Arab judge. Karra is a Christian Palestinian resident of Jaffa. He has served as a Tel Aviv District Court judge since 2000. In 2011, he was nominated as a candidate for the Israeli Supreme Court.[1]
Biography
George Karra was born to a distinguished Christian family in Jaffa. He has two brothers and a sister. Karra studied at Terra Sancta primary school and Eshkolot high school in Jaffa. In 1973, he completed his law degree at Tel Aviv University. He has three daughters.[2]
Karra opened a private practice in 1975. In 1989, he was appointed to Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court. After 11 years, he was promoted to Tel Aviv District Court. He was appointed a senior court judge in 2010. Karra was the judge who convicted Moshe Katsav of rape.[3] In another high-profile case, he convicted Ofer Nimrodi of illegal wiretapping.[4]