85:, one of the country's most prestigious law firms. Upon Israeli independence in 1948, Witkon became a judge and was appointed President of the Jerusalem District Court. In 1951, he was appointed to be a temporary judge on the Israeli Supreme Court, and his appointment was made permanent in 1954. Witkon was considered the court's premier expert on tax law. He served as a lecturer on tax law at the
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