The Tusk administration has reduced new nominations by the KRS but is now planning significant changes to the system established by PiS.
Reformed Judicial System
Żurek’s proposal maintains positions for judges initially appointed by the KRS, while those promoted by the KRS must revert to their previous roles and re-enter recruitment processes to advance. These judges would be excluded from the Supreme Court, which currently includes about 60% of KRS appointees, and its chief justice, Małgorzata Manowska, would be removed.
The KRS will be restructured when members’ terms end in April. Żurek intends to utilize existing PiS laws to enable the Tusk-led parliamentary majority to select new members. Unlike PiS, the nominee list will be prepared by judges and submitted to parliament to eliminate KRS politicization.
Żurek views his reform as a compromise. “There were demands to dismiss everyone and pursue disciplinary actions. We’re not doing that,” he stated. “There are various levels of these so-called neo-judges, with KRS’s influence in some cases being quite minimal.”
PiS reaction is strong.
“Waldemar Żurek is someone who should spend many years in prison — and I believe he will,” PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński stated on Tuesday.
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