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.

OSCE organises 'round table' on Polish courts. But it is not a relief for PiS in its dispute with the EU

26 NOVEMBER 2022 OSCE organises 'round table' on Polish courts. But it is not a relief for PiS in its dispute with the EU The "round table" is to take place on 1st December 2022. Supreme Court neo-judges are promoting it as a breakthrough on the rule of law in Poland. But there will be no breakthrough, just a routine meeting. Instead, there is a risk that PiS will use it as propaganda in talks with Brussels about unblocking billions from the National Recovery Plan. MARIUSZ JAŁOSZE...

Judge Tuleya's victory. The court ruled: Ban on classes with students unlawful

Illegally suspended judge Igor Tuleya can teach legal trainees and law students. In its ruling, the capital's court emphasised that the Ziobro`s man Przemysław Radzik – president of Warsaw Regional Court, was groundless and unlawful - MARIUSZ JAŁOSZEWSKI THIS IS A PRECEDENT verdict. It was announced on 22nd November 2022 by Judge Małgorzata Kosicka of the Warsaw-Praga Regional Court. The verdict is not final, but it is important not only for Igor Tuleya but also for all judges and the ru...

The neo-judge ruling does not exist. The Supreme Court fully implements the judgments of the CJEU and the ECtHR.

The neo-judge ruling does not exist. The Supreme Court fully implements the judgments of the CJEU and the ECtHR. In its decision of 26 October 2022, II CSKP 556/22, the Supreme Court declared the decision of a neo-judge who dismissed a request by an SN judge for his exclusion in a case concerning a bank loan agreement as non-existent. As a result, the president of the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court should appoint a legal judge to hear such a request.   In his reasoning, the court point...

Appeal of the European Judges' Associations in the Murat Arslan case.

17 October 2022. representatives of the Association of European Administrative Judges (AEAJ), the European Association of Judges (EAJ), the Judges for Judges Association (Judges for Judges), the Magistrats Européens pour la Démocratie et les Libertés (MEDEL) addressed to the President of the European Commission, the Vice President of the European Commission, the European Commissioner for Values and Transparency, the High Representative of the European Union, the European Commissioner for Ne...

Iustitia's newsletter

Dear Colleagues, we present another communication on the activities of our Association. In this communiqué we will present the events of October 2022. 700 days since Igor Tuleya's suspension. Igor Tuleya, as a judge of the Regional Court in Warsaw, was hearing a case as a result of a complaint. The case involved voting in the Sejm's (First Chamber of Polish Parliament) Column Hall in 2016, when the Speaker's Guard and coalition MPs were alleged to have prevented opposition MPs from voting....