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.

November 24, 2021 National Board of the Polish Judges` Association "Iustitia" resolution on the suspension of judges Maciej Ferek and Piotr Gąciarek done by the Disciplinary Chamber

The Polish Judges` Association "Iustitia" condemns the irresponsible and groundless behaviour of members of the Disciplinary Chamber in the Supreme Court, which consisted in rendering so called “verdicts” in cases of judges. On 16 and 24 November 2021, members of the Disciplinary Chamber (DC) in the Supreme Court composed of three members: Ryszard Witkowski, Jacek Wygoda and Michał Górski as well as Jacek Wygoda, Konrad Wytrykowski and Jacek Leśniewski decided to suspend judges...

Resolution of the National Board of the Polish Judges Association Iustitia concerning the case of judge Piotr Gąciarek

The Association of Polish Judges Iustitia finds that the decision given by Piotr Schab the President of the Regional Court in Warsaw ordering an immediate interruption of the judicial duties of Piotr Gąciarek a judge of the Regional Court in Warsaw (we write about it here: https://www.iustitia.pl/postepowania-dyscyplinarne/4242- judzia-piotr-gaciarek-was-removed-from-adjudication-by-the-nominate-minister-zbier-piotr-schab) is another manifestation of repression and striving for complete subor...

Independence of Polish judges: Commission asks European Court of Justice for financial penalties against Poland on the activity of the Disciplinary Chamber

Today, the European Commission took two separate decisions, both related to decisions of the Court of Justice and where the actions of the Polish authorities continue to undermine the functioning of the Polish justice system. First, the Commission decided to request the Court of Justice to impose financial penalties on Poland to ensure compliance with the Court's interim measures order requested under Article 279 TFEU (of 14 July 2021). The order related to the functioning of the Disciplinary C...

The National Board of the Polish Judges Association "Iustitia" resolution on the waiver of the immunity and suspension of judge Józef Iwulski the President of the Labour and the Social Security Chamber of the Supreme Court, by the illegal Disciplinary Cha

2 july 2021 The National Board of the Polish Judges Association "Iustitia" resolution on the waiver of the immunity and suspension of judge Józef Iwulski the President of the Labour and the Social Security Chamber of the Supreme Court, by the illegal Disciplinary Chamber Today, three former prosecutors Małgorzata Bednarek, Jarosław Duś and Adam Roch, appointed by the politicized National Council of the Judiciary and the President of the Republic of Poland to the Disciplinary Ch...

Written commentsof the Commissioner for Human Rightsin the case of Advance Pharma Sp. z o.o v. Poland

Written comments of the Commissioner for Human Rightsin the case of Advance Pharma Sp. z o.o v. Poland (Application no. 1469/20) 1.Pursuant to Rule 44(3)(a), (5) and (6) Rules of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and on the basis of the leave granted by the President of the First Section, the Commissioner for Human Rights(CHR) wishes to submit the written observations related to the present case. more: comments (pdf)...

The Case of Judge Igor Tuleya: Continued Threats to Judicial Independence in Poland (American Bar Association)

The ABA Center for Human Rights monitored the disciplinary proceedings against Judge Igor Tuleya in Warsaw, Poland after serious concerns were raised by the international community that the case against him was politically motivated. It was one of the first and most high-profile disciplinary cases opened against a judge under Poland’s new system for judicial discipline. Since regaining power in 2015, the Law and Justice Party (PiS) has passed numerous pieces of legislation affecting Poland’s...