nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20190728-200951-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 190728s2019||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20190728-200951-0 doi eng 342 23 G. Szabó, Dániel Author aut A Hungarian Judge Seeks Protection from the CJEU – Part I G. Szabó, Dániel Verfassungsblog 2019-07-28 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier For the first time, a Hungarian judge stayed proceedings to ask the CJEU preliminary questions about the independence of Hungarian courts. The questions concern the appointment of court presidents and the low salary of judges. The response of Hungarian authorities was quick: Within a week, the Prosecutor General requested the Kúria (Hungary’s Supreme Court) to review the reference with the possible effect of deterring other judges from asking similar questions. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 CJEU judicial independence judicial self-governance Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-hungarian-judge-seeks-protection-from-the-cjeu-part-i/ raw object