After nearly four years of fighting for the rule of law in the cases of Judge Paweł Juszczyszyn, we have just won in a definitive way.

On Thursday, July 4, judge Paweł Juszczyszyn's nearly five-year battle with former Olsztyn court president Maciej Nawacki came to an end.
Current court president Krzysztof Krygielski acknowledged all of Pawel Juszczyszyn's claims and posted an apology.

The dispute concerned Judge Juszczyszyn's implementation of a precedent-setting CJEU ruling, in which the Court indicated for the first time how to assess the legality of the actions of the neo-KRS, its nominated neo-judges and the illegal Disciplinary Chamber. In response to these actions, the judge faced immediate reprisals. Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him, he was removed from his delegation at the Olsztyn District Court, and in February 2020 the illegal Disciplinary Chamber illegally suspended him. After two years, he was reinstated, but immediately illegally "exiled" to adjudicate in another division of the Olsztyn District Court. He was the first suspended judge in Poland, which was intended to intimidate the entire judicial community.

He was supported by his lawyer, Professor Michał Romanowski, along with the Romanowski i Wspólnicy team, who represented him in the courts. Professor Romanowski filed precedent-setting lawsuits on behalf of Judge Juszczyszyn, several of which were successful.

According to editor Mariusz Jałoszewski, this was one of the most important disputes for the defense of the rule of law in the Law and Justice (PiS) state.

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