Ezrachi

Now, according to the legal definition: The President of the High Court of Justice is appointed by the President of the State, upon selection by the Judicial Selection Committee, for a term of seven years only. The President is appointed from among the judges of the Supreme Court. In practice, the Presidents of the High Court of Justice are appointed according to the seniority principle: * The Judicial Selection Committee elects the most senior judge on the High Court of Justice to the position. * All appointed Presidents of the Supreme Court were the most senior among the judges of the High Court of Justice. According to proponents of the system, the "seniority principle" is a "constitutional convention," meaning it has independent legal validity. Why change: * High Court of Justice judges determine and get involved in Knesset decisions without a decision "legally accepted in a Basic Law." * The 15 judges of the High Court of Justice choose new judges who represent "one supreme opinion." * The High Court of Justice has no representatives from the Arab sector, Haredim, or diverse political opinions. * The citizens of Israel have no influence on the election of High Court of Justice judges. In simple language: According to the existing procedure called the "seniority system" for electing High Court of Justice judges, it is impossible to introduce any outsider judge, but only someone who is within the "system with accepted opinions," and this is not in accordance with the "existing Basic Law."