Policy Paper 153 | The Rabbinical Courtsiv appropriate behavior by judges ( known as dayyanim ) , and respect for the rights of litigants . The findings indicate that over the last decade and a half there has been a significant improvement in the quality of service provided by the rabbinical courts . For example, until the start of the current century judges’ behavior was frequently abysmal ; they were apt to show up late for hearings or not show up at all, which caused great harm to the litigants appearing before them . The transfer of the Rabbinical Courts Administration from the Ministry of Religious Affairs to the Justice Ministry, in 2004, and the joint efforts by the Ombudsman of the Israeli Judiciary, the president of the Supreme Rabbinical Court, and the director general of the rabbinical courts, led to severe sanctions against those guilty of such misconduct and an end to such practices . The study also found that during the past decade the duration of divorce cases heard by r...
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