– It is simply a real honor for me to present you with the appointment of judges of the Disciplinary Courts. I would like you to show care for the good, sound functioning of the judiciary," said Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar during the ceremony (29.07.2024) to service the judges of Disciplinary Courts.
The head of the Ministry of Justice stressed that the tasks of the judges of the Disciplinary Courts would be to guarantee that they and the full judicial community comply with certain rules. – Mistakes or offences related to compliance with the principles, dignity and professional ethos can happen to everyone. There may be situations that will affect citizens' perception of justice. It will be up to you to justice and settle these matters. Minister Adam Bodnar added that the appointed judges have large responsibility.
– In fresh years, disciplinary justice has primarily served to subjugate and punish those who had the courage to be disbelief and appealed to the regulation of law and to defend another constitutional principles. In a democratic state, disciplinary justice should service to improve the quality of the functioning of the judiciary," said Minister Adam Bodnar.
“I hope that you will make disciplinary justice for all citizens. I believe that you will reconstruct the normality that should characterise the justice strategy in all country," he stressed.
Responsibilities of judges of Disciplinary Courts at the Courts of Appeal and judges of Disciplinary Courts at the Military territory Courts are entrusted by the Minister of Justice on the basis of the Act of 27 July 2001. Law on the strategy of common courts. A full of 137 judges execute this function. Under the Law, candidates for disciplinary judges must have at least a ten-year stint as judge.
The word of office of a justice of the Disciplinary Court at the Court of Appeal and at the Military territory Court shall be six years. The performance of the duties of a disciplinary justice shall be independent of the performance of the service function by the judge.
At the turn of June and July 2024, 129 disciplinary judges ended their word of office. The Ministry of Justice asked the Presidents of the Courts of Appeal and the Military territory Courts to appoint fresh candidates.
Justice Minister Adam Bodnar 4.07.2024 entrusted the duties of Disciplinary justice 52 persons, and on 12.07.2024 another 72 judges. This means that there are inactive 8 judges elected for earlier word of office.
In the selection of disciplinary judges, the Minister of Justice took into account the applicable judicial experience of candidates, as well as the request to guarantee that judges of the disciplinary courts have an adequate number of judges who, in accordance with the law, should sit in any ruling.
Judges were appointed as judges of the Disciplinary Courts, who did not take part in the competition procedure before the National Judicial Council, incorrectly shaped under the Act of 8.12.2017. The Minister of Justice remains in the position that any case of faulty appointment of a justice makes doubtful the presumption of his impartiality and independency in exercising the office of justice of the Disciplinary Court. Another accepted selection criterion was to entrust the duties of a justice of the Disciplinary Court to those judges who did not participate in the successive changes carried out over the past 8 years by the legislative and executive powers in the area of judicial power whose sole intent was to undermine the independency of the courts and undermine the independency of the judiciary. An example of specified activities was, among another things, the signing of a letter of support to judges, who are candidates for the National Judicial Council, which was shaped incorrectly, under the Act of 8.12.2017.
A list of 124 judges of Disciplinary Courts appointed by Minister of Justice Adam Bondar is set out in the Annex.
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