Justice Minister Yariv Levin may attempt to pass a controversial law that will give the coalition control over appointments of judges and of the Supreme Court Chief Justice, prior to the January 16 deadline by which a permanent chief justice must be appointed. The law in question, which passed all legislative stages save for second and third reading in the plenum already in March 2023, would grant the coalition control of the Judicial Selection Committee. The High Court ruled on December 12 that Levin must hold a vote to appoint a permanent chief justice by January 16, after the justice minister refrained from doing so since the previous chief justice Esther Hayut retired in October 2023.