The Judicial Appointments Committee has deferred deciding on a chief justice, challenging the High Court's ruling on the judicial appointment process. Justice Minister Yariv Levin will not hold a vote to appoint a permanent chief justice at a meeting of the Judicial Selection Committee on Thursday, in apparent violation of a High Court ruling. The decision is a result of a disagreement between Levin and the judicial system regarding the mechanism to appoint the chief justice. Levin prefers a conservative judge over the longest-serving member of the bench. The timing of the vote remains unclear.