The Board of the Polish Judges Association Iustitia has received with highest indignation the news on the suspension of Judge Joanna Hetnarowicz-Sikora for a judicial decision. This action, undertaken during court session, when she was forbidden to enter the courtroom, has placed the judge alongisde criminals, insulting her dignity and undermining her professional credibility. Initiation of disciplinary proceedings for a judicial decision by the deputy Disciplinary Prosecutor Michał Lasota and ...
„President wants to fossilise his deal. He protects the judges, he nominated” – this is how head of Iustitia, prof. judge Krystian Markiewicz assesses presidential project of changes in Supreme Court. The project assumes inter alia that judges of Disciplinary Chambers are free to move to any other chamber or retire with full salary.
“The dispute is not about whether Disciplinary Chamber shall be dismantled and the label changed to “Chamber of Professional Liability”. The problem is ...