Dr. Anat Horovitz is a faculty member of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law since 2011. She teaches and conducts research in the field of criminal procedure, and is the founder and academic supervisor of the Innocence Clinic. Dr. Horovitz serves as a member of the Academic Committee of the Centre for Clinical Legal Education, is on the editorial board of The Wrongful Conviction Law Review, and is on the Academic Advisory Committee of Versa, at the Cardozo School of Law.
From 2012 to 2022, Dr. Horovitz served as the National Deputy Chief Public Defender. During this period, Dr. Horovitz represented the Public Defender's Office on the Advisory Committee to the Minister of Justice on Criminal Procedure, headed by Judge Arbel (2018-2022), as well as on the Public Committee for the Examination of Wrongful Convictions, headed by Judge Prof. Yoram Danziger (2018-2022). Before joining the Public Defender’s Office, Dr. Horovitz served as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Minister of Justice on Criminal Procedure, headed by Justice Miriam Naor (2005-2012).
After completing her legal studies, Dr. Horovitz interned at the Supreme Court later was an associate and partner at Dr. J. Weinroth & Co law firm, specializing in white collar criminal litigation.
Education
LL.B., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (magna cum laude)
LL.M., University of London (L.S.E.) (with distinction)
LL.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (summa cum laude)
Selected Publications
Kathryn Campbell, Barak Ariel, Anat Horovitz, Irwin Cotler (ed.), Wrongful Convictions in Canada and Israel: Barriers to Exoneration (forthcoming Routledge, 2025).
Hani Ofek, Aharon Barak, Anat Horovitz (eds.), Overseeing State Authorities – A Collection of Articles in Honor and in Memory of Justice Eliezer Goldberg (Harry and Michael Sacher Institute for Legislative and Comparative Law Research, 2023).
Anat Horovitz, Mordechai Kremnitzer (eds.), Trends in Evidentiary Law and Criminal Procedure – A Collection of Articles in Honor of Prof. Eliyahu Harnon (The Harry and Michael Sacher Institute for Legislative and Comparative Law Research, 2009).