http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/c9f2bc5a2dd23765 https://verfassungsblog.de/cjeu-poland-supremecourt/ Null and Void - The CJEU Judgment on Poland's Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs Skóra, Maria eng 2025-09-16 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Europäischer Gerichtshof | Luxemburg (Stadt) Judicial Overhaul Judiciary Poland Rule of Law Europäischer Gerichtshof | Luxemburg (Stadt) Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 A judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) from September 4 confirmed that the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court in Poland is illegitimate. The ruling not only exposes the collapse of judicial legitimacy at the highest level, but also shows how chaos in the Polish judiciary disrupts the lives of ordinary citizens, with proceedings suspended because higher courts’ judgments are void. For Waldemar Żurek, the new Minister of Justice, it offers a powerful argument to accelerate efforts to restore the rule of law before the political window closes.