Salim Joubran was born in 1947 and served at Haifa District Court judge. He Studied law at The Hebrew University and was licensed in 1970. He worked as a private lawyer from 1970 to 1982. He was then appointed to Haifa Magistrate's Court in June 1982 and to Haifa District Court in March 1993. Since March 23, 2003, has served as acting Supreme Court justice.