Polish Parliament Speaker urges president to act on Constitutional Tribunal judge appointment

Polish Parliament Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty has formally appealed to President Andrzej Duda, urging him to expedite the process for Sławomir Patyra to assume his mandate as a judge of the Constitutional Tribunal. Czarzasty sent a letter to the president on July 13, reminding him that Patyra was elected by the Sejm on June 11, 2026, for a nine-year term.

The Sejm's resolution electing Patyra has been delivered to the president and officially published. In his letter, Czarzasty requested the president to "immediately take actions enabling the person elected by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland on June 11, 2026, to commence performing the duties of a judge of the Constitutional Tribunal."

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Having the above in mind, I am asking Mr. President to immediately take actions enabling the person elected by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland on June 11, 2026, to commence performing the duties of a judge of the Constitutional Tribunal.

This appeal comes after previous instances where the appointment of judges to the Constitutional Tribunal faced delays. Earlier in the year, the Sejm elected six judges, two of whom took their oath before President Duda, while the other four took theirs in the Sejm. However, the President of the Constitutional Tribunal, Bogdan Święczkowski, has reportedly not allowed these four judges to perform their duties.

Czarzasty pointed out that the president had previously cited a lack of time as a reason for not appointing all six judges at once. However, he stressed that over a month has passed since Patyra's election, and with two more weeks set to pass, any argument about the judge undertaking other activities would become invalid. The Parliament Speaker characterized the correspondence as a polite reminder of deadlines and ongoing attention to the matter.

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It is a pleasant correspondence reminding about deadlines - and that someone is watching.