Career
Karra is a Christian Palestinian resident of Jaffa. He has served as a Tel Aviv District Court judge since 2000. In 2011, he was nominated as a candidate for the Israeli Supreme Court.
George Karra was born to a distinguished Christian family in Jaffa.
Karra studied at Terra Sancta primary school and Eshkolot high school in Jaffa. In 1973, he completed his law degree at Tel Aviv University.
He has three daughters. Karra opened a private practice in 1975.
In 1989, he was appointed to Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court.
After 11 years, he was promoted to Tel Aviv District Court. He was appointed a senior court judge in 2010. Karra was the judge who convicted Israeli President Moshe Katsav of rape.
In another high-profile case, he convicted Ofer Nimrodi of illegal wiretapping.
