George Karra was born to one of the most distinguished Arab Christian families in Jaffa, one of four children.

[1] Karra was in private practice until 1989, when he was appointed a judge on the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court.

Karra was the judge who convicted Israeli President Moshe Katsav of rape.

[1] In another high-profile case, he convicted Ofer Nimrodi of illegal wiretapping.

[3] Karra left the Supreme Court in 2022, having reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.