David Mintz (judge)
David Mintz (, born 8 May 1959) is an Israeli judge who has served as a judge on the Supreme Court of Israel since 2017. Early life and education Mintz was born in the United Kingdom to a Jewish family, and emigrated to Israel with his family in 1970. He studied at the Midrashiyat Noam religious high school in Pardes Hanna-Karkur from 1974 to 1977. After graduating high school in 1977, he participated in the hesder program, which combines advanced religious studies with military service in the Israel Defense Forces, serving in the Armored Corps and studying at Yeshivat Har Etzion in Alon Shvut. He was discharged from active service in 1982 and began studying law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1983 and graduated with an Bachelor of Laws in 1986. During his studies, he served as a research assistant to professors Eliav Sochetman and Berachyahu Lifschitz. In 1986, he clerked for Judge Yehuda Weiss, who was President of the Jerusalem District Court, and at the Supreme Court. In 1987, he interned at a law firm in Jerusalem, and studied for ordination as a rabbi at the Ariel Institute. Later, when he was already a judge, Mintz completed