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The upper age limit for candidates applying to be admitted as trainee judges and trainee public prosecutors for professional training provided by the National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution K 3/22

Ref. No. K 3/22

JUDGMENT
IN THE NAME OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND

Warsaw, 13 December 2022

The Constitutional Tribunal, composed of:

Bartłomiej Sochański – Presiding Judge
Krystyna Pawłowicz
Julia Przyłębska
Piotr Pszczółkowski
Jakub Stelina – Judge Rapporteur,

Recording Clerk – Michał Rylski,

having considered, at the hearing on 13 December 2022 – in the presence of the applicant, the Sejm and the Public Prosecutor-General – the application of the Polish Ombudsman [also referred to as the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights], lodged with the Constitutional Tribunal to assess the conformity of:

Article 24(1)(1a) and Article 37b(1)(1) of the Act of 23 January 2009 on the National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution (Journal of Laws – Dz. U. of 2020, item 1366) to Article 32(1) and (2) as well as Article 60 in conjunction with Article 31(3) of the Constitution,

adjudicates as follows:

Article 24(1)(1a) and Article 37b(1)(1) of the Act of 23 January 2009 on the National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution (Journal of Laws – Dz. U. of 2022, item 217) are inconsistent with Article 60 in conjunction with Article 31(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland.

Moreover, the Tribunal decides:

to discontinue the proceedings as to the remainder.

The ruling was adopted by a majority vote.

Bartłomiej Sochański
Krystyna Pawłowicz
Julia Przyłębska
Piotr Pszczółkowski
Jakub Stelina