Israeli Supreme Court Justice George Kara retired Sunday after 33 years as a judge, including five on the High Court of Justice.
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Kara handled hundreds of criminal cases during his time on the bench, heading the panel of district court judges that convicted former Israeli president Moshe Katsav of rape in 2010.
He retired at the age of 70, which is the mandatory retirement age for Israeli judges.