Judge Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin | |
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אלישבע ברק-אוסוסקין | |
Vice President of the National Labor Court | |
In office 2000–2006 | |
Appointed by | Aharon Barak |
Personal details | |
Born | Elika Josephina Ussoskin 13 October 1936 Bucharest, Romania |
Nationality | Israel |
Spouse | Aharon Barak |
Children | 4 |
Education | M.Sc., zoology, genetics, and chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1963) LL.B., Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1977) |
Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin (Hebrew: אלישבע ברק-אוסוסקין; born 13 October 1936)[1] is an Israeli retired judge. She sat on the Regional Labor Courts in Jerusalem and Beersheba from 1990 to 1995, and served as judge on the National Labor Court from 1995 to 2006. She also served as Vice President of the National Labor Court. Her rulings on labor law and labor relations were said to further the rights of workers more than any other Israeli judge. She is the wife of Aharon Barak, former President of the Supreme Court of Israel.