Background
Daphne Barak was born in the United States to Israeli parents, and became a citizen by birthright of the United States.
Daphne Barak was born in the United States to Israeli parents, and became a citizen by birthright of the United States.
She attended Tel Aviv University, earning Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, and Juris Doctor degrees.
She was named to the Supreme Court of Israel for a term beginning in May 2012, making her the court"s youngest judge. Barak-Erez was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University in the fall of 2011. As a scholar, she specializes in constitutional and administrative law.
In 2009 she was one of the final candidates for the position of Attorney General.
Barak-Erez was a visiting professor at various universities (including Columbia, Stanford, Duke, and University of California, Los Angeles), as well as a visiting researcher in other distinguished institutions (Harvard, Yale, Cambridge, Max Planck Institute). Barak-Erez is the author and editor of several books and articles, including Outlawed Pigs: Law, Religion and Culture in Israel (University of Wisconsin Press, 2007) and Administrative Law (in Hebrew, 2 volumes, 2010).
She is currently a member of Council for Higher Education in Israel.