Yehuda Weinstein
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Yehuda Weinstein (Hebrew: יהודה וינשטיין; born 1944) is an Israeli lawyer and the Attorney General of Israel, having replaced the previous attorney general, Menachem Mazuz, on 1 February 2010.[1][2]
Biography
Weinstein was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to Jewish Parents who made Aliya from Poland during the 1930s. He grew up in Florentin, Tel Aviv, and during his adolescence he was involved in sports and won the Israeli youth Boxing championship. During his Conscription, he served in the Israeli Paratroopers Brigade, and later graduated from Tel Aviv University with a B.A in Law and M.A from Bar-Ilan University.
Weinstein then worked for the Israeli State Attorney office as a prosecutor for the Central District Attorney's office, and in his latter role there, before his retirement in 1979, he served as a senior deputy for the District Attorney's office. Towards the end of his term there he founded his own private law firm, and became known as a successful criminal defense layer, specializing in White-collar crimes. Among other known customers, he represented Ezer Weizman, Aryeh Deri, Ehud Olmert, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yossi Beilin, Avigdor Ben-Gal and others.
Weinstein was mentioned in the Israeli media outlets as one of the leading candidates for the role of the Attorney General of Israel both in 2004 and 2009, and as a leading candidate for the role of State Attorney in 2007. On December 6, 2009, the Israeli Cabinet voted to appoint him as the next AG, replacing Meni Mazuz on 1 February 2010.
Weinstein lives in Herzliya Pituah, married to Aviva and a father of three.
External links
- Neeman's choice for AG will have to recuse self from big-name graft cases, Tomer Zarchin, Haaretz, 27 November 2009
References
- ^ Cabinet appoints Yehuda Weinstein as next AG Globes, 6 December 2009
- ^ Zarchin, Tomer (1 February 2010). "Mazuz takes his leave of the cabinet". Haaretz. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
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