The Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court has named three candidates for its presidency: the current presiding judge Joanna Misztal-Konecka, alongside Marcin Łochowski and Marcin Krajewski. The announcement came from the Supreme Court spokesman Aleksander Stępkowski.
From this trio, the President will appoint a new Speaker of the House for a three-year term.
Stępkowski reminded that at the Civil Chamber judges’ first meeting on June 7, attendance reached two-thirds of the panel. By contrast, Tuesday’s session drew only half of the 30-member panel.
Sixteen judges represent a majority of the Civil Chamber, meaning the assembly could conclude today with the selection of a president among the candidates, he noted.
The judges demonstrated a commitment to apolitical independence. The publicized withdrawal of Tusk’s co-signature for Judge Wesołowski did not impede the Assembly’s work, as reported by the Supreme Court.
Before the vote, the assembly read the Prime Minister’s September 9 letter titled “Withdrawal of the co-signature” and subsequently adopted a resolution stating that this withdrawal does not block Judge Krzysztof Wesołowski of the Supreme Court from chairing the assembly, according to the Supreme Court announcement.
Votes in the two-ballot process followed Article 13 § 6 in connection with Article 15 § 3 of the Act on the Supreme Court. In the first ballot, the Assembly named Joanna Misztal-Konecka, who received 14 votes, and Marcin Łochowski, who received 1 vote, with one invalid vote. In the second ballot, SSN Marcin Krajewski garnered 9 votes and SSN Mariusz Łodko received 6 votes, with one invalid vote. The term of the current President of the Supreme Court, who leads the Civil Chamber, Professor Joanna Misztal-Konecka, ends on September 30 of this year, according to the court.
The proceedings underscore the ongoing process of leadership transition within Poland’s judiciary and its adherence to established regulations, as noted by observers and court officials. The outcome will determine the next three-year leadership phase for the Civil Chamber.
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