majority of at least 7 to 9 or two less than the number present at the meeting. To become a magistrate judge, a candidate must have at least three years of professional legal experience as an attorney, serving a legal function in the service of the state, or teaching law. Candidates for appointment to be a district judge must have at least four years of experience as a magistrate judge or at least six years of professional legal experience. Candidates for appointment to the Supreme Court must have at least five years of experience as a district judge or ten years of professional experience including at least five years in Israel. A person who is recognized as an "eminent jurist" may also be appointed to the Supreme Court, though this special category has been used only once for an appointment. The current government in Israel has proposed a Bill that would change the constitution and voting rules of this Committee, such that the government would have the voting majority and thus ability to appoint and dismiss all judges. Religious courts Israel maintains a system of religious courts for the Jewish, Muslim, Druze, and Christian populations. These courts have jurisdiction over cases such as marital issues, conversion, and appointment to religious leadership positions. Jewish courts The Jewish religious courts are known as rabbinical courts. Their judges, known as dayanim, are selected by a committee headed by the Minister of Justice. There are twelve regional rabbinic courts, a special conversion court, and the Great Rabbinical Court which acts as an appellate court. The Great Rabbinical Court is chaired by one of two Chief Rabbis of Israel. Divorce of a Jewish couple can only be obtained at the Rabbinical Batei Din. However, if a petition for ancillary matrimonial reliefs, such as custody, support or equitable distribution of property is filed with the Civil Courts before a case for divorce is opened at the Batei Din, then all other marital issues may also be taken by Magistrate Courts sitting as Family Courts. Otherwise, if one spouse opens some sort of an action with the Batei Din, (including asking the couple for reconciliation), the Batei Din assume that all ancillary relief is aggregated into the main complaint, and the spouses may find themselves facing judicial determination pursuant to Halakha (Jewish religious law), and not pursuant to the secular law. Thus, spouses may lose the equal