We are an independent, apolitical and self-governing association of Polish judges.
Our main mission is to defend freedom and civil rights, which are the democratic foundations of Poland - a member of the the European Union.
We have been operating for more than 25 years, also as part of different international organisations of judges. We associate over 3,500 judges, most of them in Poland.

The joint statement on necessary, urgent actions of the Minister of Justice

The joint statement of: Judges` Association Themis, National Association of Administrative Court Judges, The Association of Family Judges Pro Familia The Association of Family Judges in Poland, The Forum of Judges' Cooperation, Polish Judges' Association 'Iustitia' on necessary, urgent actions of the Minister of Justice. Polish citizens demand real changes resulting in efficient, fair and stable courts. There are decisions that the Minister of Justice can take immediately that do not r...

The request of the International Association of Judges to the United Nations to establish January 11 as the International Day of Judicial Independence – the 1000 Robes March

January 11, 2020. One Thousand Robes March. Thousands of lawyers and citizens marched the streets of Warsaw, demanding the right to independence, the right to Europe. The government in Poland has changed, but has the 1000 Robes March stopped? The Polish judiciary needs reforms. It requires the restoration of the National Council of the Judiciary to its constitutional role. It requires that the system of judicial appointments be put in order so that every citizen has the right to an independent...

Statement of the Board of the Warsaw Local Branch of the Polish Judges' Association "Iustitia" on 9th January 2024

The Board of the Local Branch in Warsaw of the Polish Judges" Association "Iustitia", in view of the wide media statements and comments against Mr. Tomasz Trębicki, Judge of the District Court for Warsaw - Śródmieście in Warsaw, in connection with his rulings issued in enforcement proceedings and the order for execution of the sentence in the case of the validly sentenced Mariusz K. and Maciej W. strongly opposes any attempts to impute any political intentions of Judge Trębic...

Iustitia Information Network - Communiqué No. 9/2023 dated December 29, 2023.

Communiqué No. 9/2023 dated December 29, 2023. Dear Colleagues, we present another communiqué on the activities of the Association of Polish Judges Iustitia. In this communiqué we will describe the events of November and most of December 2023. Supreme Court on judicial appointments involving neo-KRS. We see the consequences of the bad reforms of the dearest Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro. In yet another decision, the Supreme Court says that Supreme Court appointees cannot issue valid...

An interview with Krystian Markiewicz, president of the Polish Judges` Association Iustitia on how to build a modern, citizen-friendly judiciary in Poland.

Tygodnik Polityka Krystian Markiewicz: politicians listen to judges, when they are in opposition NOVEMBER 23, 2023 An interview with Krystian Markiewicz, president of the Polish Judges` Association  Iustitia on how to build a modern, citizen-friendly judiciary in Poland. MACIEJ CZAPLUK: - The incumbent opposition has a majority in the Sejm, that probably in December will appoint its government. What do you expect from this majority? KRYSTIAN MARKIEWICZ: - We all want to live in a country w...