Ms. Shulamit Dotan, retired president of the Jerusalem Magistrates’ Courts, devotes her energies to peacemaking and conflict resolution while volunteering in various settings. Ms. Dotan was born in Iran in 1952 and immigrated to Israel at the age of five. Ever since her Aliyah, to the present day, a period of more than 60 years, Ms. Dotan has not left Jerusalem! After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, she worked as a lawyer, prosecutor and head of the claims unit of the Jerusalem District Police. She was an independent lawyer in her private office, and later served as a judge and president of the Magistrates’ Courts in Jerusalem. At the time of her retirement she stood, and still stands, at the head of various and diverse public committees. Judge Dotan serves as president of the Israel Police Appeals Court and also devotes a great deal of time to volunteer activities in various settings.