{"id":40096,"date":"2026-08-04T15:48:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/?post_type=mysl-strategiczn&#038;p=40096"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:48:32","slug":"who-decides-who-judges-in-poland-a-prime-ministers-signature-becomes-a-tool-to-block-the-courts","status":"publish","type":"mysl-strategiczn","link":"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/en\/civilization\/who-decides-who-judges-in-poland-a-prime-ministers-signature-becomes-a-tool-to-block-the-courts\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Decides Who Judges in Poland? A Prime Minister\u2019s Signature Becomes a Tool to Block the Courts"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id40096_cfdde2-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id40096_cfdde2-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id40096_cfdde2-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1350px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id40096_cfdde2-43 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id40096_cfdde2-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id40096_cfdde2-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id40096_cfdde2-43 alignfull wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column40096_b4ab20-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column40096_b4ab20-83 > .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-column40096_b4ab20-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column40096_b4ab20-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column40096_b4ab20-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column40096_b4ab20-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column40096_b4ab20-83{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 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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-heading40096_ebce37-3f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_ebce37-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_ebce37-3f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading40096_ebce37-3f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_ebce37-3f\"><strong>MAIN POINT<\/strong>s<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_2b074d-8d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_2b074d-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_2b074d-8d\"]{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-heading40096_2b074d-8d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_2b074d-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_2b074d-8d\"] 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-heading40096_2b074d-8d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_2b074d-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_2b074d-8d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading40096_2b074d-8d wp360-single-one wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_2b074d-8d\">1<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd\"]{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-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd\"] 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-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd\"]{font-size:26px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_ec7bcc-bd\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>On July 28, 2026, the President of the Republic of Poland presented acts of appointment to 211 judicial assessors of the district courts and 18 assessors of the voivodeship administrative courts. The acts do not bear the countersignature of the Prime Minister \u2013 in accordance with the judgment of Poland\u2019s Constitutional Tribunal of June 25, 2026 (K 2\/26), which found the requirement of such a countersignature to be unconstitutional. The Tribunal\u2019s judgment is final.<\/strong><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-heading40096_31610b-7a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_31610b-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_31610b-7a\"]{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-heading40096_31610b-7a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_31610b-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_31610b-7a\"] 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-heading40096_31610b-7a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_31610b-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_31610b-7a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading40096_31610b-7a wp360-single-one wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_31610b-7a\">2<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_82b8d3-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_82b8d3-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_82b8d3-5e\"]{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-heading40096_82b8d3-5e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_82b8d3-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_82b8d3-5e\"] 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-heading40096_82b8d3-5e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_82b8d3-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_82b8d3-5e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_82b8d3-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_82b8d3-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_82b8d3-5e\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading40096_82b8d3-5e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_82b8d3-5e\"><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>That same day, the Ministry of Justice sent a letter to the presidents of the courts of appeal \u2013 according to which the persons appointed by the President are still \u201cexamined trainees of the National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution (KSSiP),\u201d and not assessors \u2013 calling for them not to be allowed to adjudicate.<\/strong><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-heading40096_245273-15, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_245273-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_245273-15\"]{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-heading40096_245273-15 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_245273-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_245273-15\"] 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-heading40096_245273-15 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_245273-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_245273-15\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading40096_245273-15 wp360-single-one wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_245273-15\">3<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_79e0e9-51, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_79e0e9-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_79e0e9-51\"]{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-heading40096_79e0e9-51 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_79e0e9-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_79e0e9-51\"] 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-heading40096_79e0e9-51 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_79e0e9-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_79e0e9-51\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_79e0e9-51, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_79e0e9-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_79e0e9-51\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading40096_79e0e9-51 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_79e0e9-51\"><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><strong>On July 29, 2026, the National Council of the Judiciary (NCJ) \u2013 the body whose constitutional task is to safeguard the independence of the courts \u2013 adopted a resolution in which it endorsed the government\u2019s narrative of an obligation of countersignature.<\/strong><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-heading40096_9c3337-27, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_9c3337-27[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_9c3337-27\"]{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-heading40096_9c3337-27 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_9c3337-27[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_9c3337-27\"] 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-heading40096_9c3337-27 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_9c3337-27[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_9c3337-27\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading40096_9c3337-27 wp360-single-one wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_9c3337-27\">4<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_1c0f28-b1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_1c0f28-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_1c0f28-b1\"]{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-heading40096_1c0f28-b1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_1c0f28-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_1c0f28-b1\"] 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-heading40096_1c0f28-b1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_1c0f28-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_1c0f28-b1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_1c0f28-b1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_1c0f28-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_1c0f28-b1\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading40096_1c0f28-b1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_1c0f28-b1\">The Prime Minister, who now demands a countersignature, had previously refused for a very long time to grant one, contrary to the appeals of, among others, Poland\u2019s Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman).<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_f09255-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_f09255-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_f09255-09\"]{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-heading40096_f09255-09 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_f09255-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_f09255-09\"] 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-heading40096_f09255-09 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_f09255-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_f09255-09\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading40096_f09255-09 wp360-single-one wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_f09255-09\">5<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_8a1821-4f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_8a1821-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_8a1821-4f\"]{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-heading40096_8a1821-4f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_8a1821-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_8a1821-4f\"] 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-heading40096_8a1821-4f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_8a1821-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_8a1821-4f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_8a1821-4f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40096_8a1821-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_8a1821-4f\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading40096_8a1821-4f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40096_8a1821-4f\">Court presidents who do not allow the assessors to adjudicate could face disciplinary and criminal liability, and the State Treasury could face compensation claims on the part of the assessors.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">                                    <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id40096_01de79-99{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);}.kb-row-layout-id40096_01de79-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id40096_01de79-99 > 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and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column40096_442979-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column40096_442979-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column40096_442979-9a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 28, 2026, a ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw at which acts of appointment to the position of judicial assessor \u2013 in Poland, a junior judge who performs the duties of a judge \u2013 were presented. Appointments went to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prezydent.pl\/aktualnosci\/nominacje\/uroczystosc-wreczenia-nominacji-asesorskich,123821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">211 assessors of the district courts and 18 assessors of the voivodeship administrative courts<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 mostly graduates of Poland\u2019s National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution (KSSiP), of whom nearly 70% of this year\u2019s graduates had, owing to protracted procedures, so far remained without work and without means of subsistence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, instead of closing the matter, the ceremony became the opening of yet another installment of a constitutional dispute whose victims include not only the independence of the justice system but also the purely personal situation of the assessors. That very same day, the Ministry of Justice informed the presidents of the courts of appeal that the assessors appointed by the President are not assessors until the Prime Minister places his signature (the so-called countersignature) under their acts of appointment. A day later,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/krs.pl\/pl\/aktualnosci\/3353-komunikat-po-posiedzeniu-krajowej-rady-sadownictwa-w-dniach-28-29-lipca-2026-r.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>the National Council of the Judiciary (NCJ) joined the ministry\u2019s position<\/strong><\/a>. It is the body which, under Article 186(1) of the Polish Constitution, safeguards the independence of the courts and of judges, and its composition\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/obserwator-praworzadnosci.pl\/en\/the-polish-sejm-elected-judges-to-the-national-council-of-the-judiciary-based-on-provisions-that-the-current-governing-coalition-claimed-were-inconsistent-with-the-rule-of-law\/\">was renewed earlier this year<\/a>\u00a0by the current parliamentary majority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/obserwator-praworzadnosci.pl\/en\/who-decides-who-judges-in-poland-a-prime-ministers-signature-becomes-a-tool-to-block-the-courts\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/obserwator-praworzadnosci.pl\/en\/who-decides-who-judges-in-poland-a-prime-ministers-signature-becomes-a-tool-to-block-the-courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Full text available at the Rule of Law 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