The powers of the HCJ to appoint presidents of the courts, if judges themselves do not elect them for a long time, is a return to the infamous practice that existed before 2014.
At that time, the judiciary was governed by the HCJ, through which the "vertical power structure of the judiciary" was formed. The presidents of the courts must have exclusively representative functions, alternatively, this position must be abolished (paragraph 14 of clause 4.2.1).