Dori Spivak

Dori Spivak

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

Early life

He was born in Israel and served in the military as part of a submarine unit. He earned a BA in Law and Economics, graduating cum laude from the University of Haifa, and a few years later went on to complete an MA in Law at Harvard University.[2]

Career

Prior to becoming a judge, he was an activist in the Israeli LGBT community. He served as the chairperson of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel,[3] and the deputy director of Tel Aviv University Buchmann Faculty of Law's legal clinics,[4] legal advisor to the Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association and was involved with the Adva Center.

References

  1. ↑ Aviad Glickman (2011-02-20). "Israel's first openly gay judge appointed". Ynetnews. Ynet.
  2. ↑ "השופט דורי ספיבק". האתר הרשמי של הרשות השופטת – קורות חיים שופטים (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  3. ↑ Jewish Chronicle: "'Happy occasion' as Israel names first gay judge ," February 21, 2011, accessed February 23, 2011
  4. ↑ "Bio of Attorney Dori Spivak". Buchmann Faculty of Law.

Further reading

  • Attorney activist details legal wins, political setbacks for Israel’s LGBT community[link removed]
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