Retired judge Fares Falah, the first Israeli judge of Druze origin, passed away at 93 on Sunday.
He was appointed to the judiciary in 1969 before later being appointed Deputy President of the Acre Magistrate Court.
Deputy Prime Minister, Justice Minister, Interior Minister Yariv Levin and the Acre Municipality expressed their condolences to Falah's son, Judge Zaid Falah, and to all his family member and friends on Monday.
Falah was born in the West Galilee town of Sammui, according to the government website.
After graduating high school in 1953, he worked as a teacher in Carmel for three years. In 1961, he completed his law degree at the Haifa Hebrew University branch.
Falah's career post-law degree
Between 1963 and 1969, he worked as an independent lawyer, and in 1964, he served as the director of the Druze courts.
After serving as judge of the Magistrate Court, in 1994, he was appointed Vice President of the Magistrate Court.
In 2001, he was appointed Magistrate Court Vice President in the Haifa district.
He retired a year later.