{"id":37652,"date":"2026-03-24T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/?post_type=mysl-strategiczn&#038;p=37652"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:30:51","slug":"an-ambiguous-cjeu-ruling-on-judges-appointed-in-poland-after-the-2017-judicial-reform-but","status":"publish","type":"mysl-strategiczn","link":"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/en\/civilization\/an-ambiguous-cjeu-ruling-on-judges-appointed-in-poland-after-the-2017-judicial-reform-but\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ambiguous CJEU Ruling on Judges Appointed in Poland After the 2017 Judicial Reform, but\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id37652_21f623-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id37652_21f623-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id37652_21f623-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column37652_50c520-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column37652_50c520-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column37652_50c520-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column37652_50c520-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column37652_50c520-4d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column37652_50c520-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column37652_50c520-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column37652_50c520-4d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_3c31a2-0c, 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POINTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_76d498-53, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_76d498-53[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_76d498-53\"]{max-width:50px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:50px;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'DrukWide Bold';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_76d498-53 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_76d498-53[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_76d498-53\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_76d498-53 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_76d498-53[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_76d498-53\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading37652_76d498-53 wp360-single-one wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_76d498-53\">1<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27\"]{max-width:1200px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:23px;line-height:1.3em;font-style:normal;font-family:var( u002du002dglobal-heading-font-family, inherit );}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27\"]{font-size:26px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_c2628d-27\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>In its judgment in case C\u2011521\/21, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that a judge appointed in Poland under the rules in force since 2018 (following the judicial reform implemented by the Law and Justice government and contested by the European Commission and the then Polish opposition) cannot automatically be regarded as lacking \u201cindependence and impartiality.\u201d This thesis challenges the position of Waldemar \u017burek, the Minister of Justice in Donald Tusk\u2019s government, who calls for removing the vast majority of such judges from office and annulling the judgments they have issued until now.<br><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_848cdf-98, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_848cdf-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_848cdf-98\"]{max-width:50px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:50px;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'DrukWide Bold';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_848cdf-98 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_848cdf-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_848cdf-98\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_848cdf-98 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_848cdf-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_848cdf-98\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading37652_848cdf-98 wp360-single-one wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_848cdf-98\">2<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_40b112-35, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_40b112-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_40b112-35\"]{max-width:1200px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:23px;line-height:1.3;font-style:normal;font-family:var( u002du002dglobal-heading-font-family, inherit );}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_40b112-35 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_40b112-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_40b112-35\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_40b112-35 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_40b112-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_40b112-35\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_40b112-35, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_40b112-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_40b112-35\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading37652_40b112-35 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_40b112-35\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>At the same time, the CJEU suggested that Polish courts may disregard the binding national provisions (as well as the judgments of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal relating to them) concerning the lack of possibility of recusing a judge due to the timing of the judge\u2019s appointment. On this occasion, the CJEU again affirmed the primacy of EU law over the Polish Constitution and arrogated to itself the right to adjudicate on matters concerning the organization of the judiciary in the Member States, which the Polish Constitutional Tribunal had previously deemed\u00a0<em>ultra vires<\/em>\u00a0actions of the CJEU.<br><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_ae0f1b-04, 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has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_ae0f1b-04\">3<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c\"]{max-width:1200px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:23px;line-height:1.3;font-style:normal;font-family:var( u002du002dglobal-heading-font-family, inherit );}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37652_73d8cc-1c\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>It should indeed be clearly emphasized once again that the European Union has no competence to decide on the organization of the Polish judiciary or of the judiciary of any other EU member state and that such CJEU decisions should not be applied by Polish courts.<br><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37652_9f4b01-ce, 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