Shimon Agranat (Hebrew: שמעון אגרנט; September 5, 1906 – August 10, 1992) was an Israeli jurist and the third President of the Supreme Court of Israel, from 1965 until 1976.
His parents, Aaron Joseph Agranat and Polya Schnitzer, had immigrated to the United States from Russia shortly before his birth.
From 1954 to 1966, while continuing to serve on the Supreme Court, he was a Visiting Professor of Criminal Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He was appointed President of the Supreme Court in 1965, and served in this position until 1976, retiring at the age of 70.
[7] A plaza at the entrance to the Israeli Supreme Court[8] is named for Agranat.