▁( 1 9 9 5 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁Be in isch ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁Israel ' s ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁E lections ▁Commission . ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 1 2 ) ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Be in isch ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Israel , ▁after ▁being ▁voted ▁in ▁un anim ously , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁in ▁Israel ▁to ▁hold ▁this ▁position . ▁As ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁jud ici ary ▁and ▁responsible ▁for ▁man aging ▁the ▁court ▁system . ▁She ▁believed ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁primary ▁tasks ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁was ▁to ▁saf egu ard ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁court ▁system ▁and ▁ensure ▁its ▁ap olit ical ▁character . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁r ul ings , ▁Be in isch ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁same ▁principles ▁that ▁she ▁fought ▁for ▁during ▁her ▁public ▁career , ▁together ▁with ▁her ▁belief ▁regarding ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁society ▁to ▁protect ▁human ▁and ▁civil ▁rights , ▁with ▁special ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁children , ▁soci ally ▁vulner able ▁populations , ▁and ▁imm igr ant ▁workers . ▁Be in isch ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁jud icial ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁branch