Hadassa Ben-Itto served as a judge in Israel for 31 years at courts of all levels. She served twice as a member of Israel's delegation to the UN General Assembly and Israel's delegation to the UNESCO conference on human rights, Paris, 1982. As well as heading various committees, she has taught criminal procedure at Bar-Ilan University. In 1988 she was appointed World President of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists. In 1999 she was awarded the Zeltner Prize, a most prestigious prize awarded in Israel to an outstanding jurist. In 2003 she was awarded by the Israel Bar Association the Women in the Law citation of merit.