Judges || Prosecution || Defense ]
Under Israeli law, three Judges would preside over the Eichmann case.
The Judges
Presiding Judge Moshe Landau
- – 49 at trial of Eichmann
- – Supreme Court Justice appointed President of Jerusalem District Court; had served in magistry and 5 years on the District bench
- – Emigrated to Palestine in 1933 completed law degree at University of London
Judge Benjamin Halevi
– 51 at trial of Eichmann
– “a dark, handsome man, with tints of gray in a thick cluster of hair that often fell forward in a boyish cowlick. He seemed amiable and mile-mannered, hiding a sharp mind behind an utterly bland expression.” (Pearlman, p.96)
– Regular President of the Jerusalem District Court, next in seniority to Landau
– Tried 1952 Kastner verdict in Israel (re: war crimes in Hungary)
– Emigrated to Palestine in 1933
– Received Doctorate of Law -magna cum laude- from University of Berlin
– Questioned Eichmann in German
Judge Yitzhak Raveh
– 55 at trial of Eichmann
– President of the Tel Aviv District Court
– Emigrated to Palestine in 1933
– Received Doctorate of Law from both the Berlin and Halle Universities in Germany
– Served as Magistrate in Berlin before emigrating
– Questioned Eichmann in German
The Prosecution
Gideon Hausner
– 46 at trial of Eichmann
– Head of Eichmann prosecution
– Attorney General representing the State of Israel
Gavriel Bach
– 34 at trial of Eichmann
– Assistant prosecutor at trial
– Deputy State Attorney
– Had been Ministry of Justice advisor to Police Bureau 06, so was most familiar with trial documents
Ya’akov Baror
– 45 at trial of Eichmann
– Assistant prosecutor at trial
– Deputy State Attorney
Zvi Terlo
– Deputy State Attorney
Jacob Robinson
– 72 at trial of Eichmann
– Advisor to prosecution
The Defense
Dr. Robert Servatius
– 65 at trial of Eichmann
– Attorney for the Defense
– Former lawyer in Cologne
– Defense lawyer for Fritz Sauckel, Reich Plenipotentiary for labor, at Nuremberg
Dieter Wechtenbruch
– 29 at trial of Eichmann

Adolf Eichmann
– the Defendant, accused of Crimes Against the Jewish People and Crimes Against Humanity
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