http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220513-182117-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/drifting-case-law-on-judicial-independence/ Drifting Case-law on Judicial Independence - A Double Standard as to What Is a ‘Court’ Under EU Law? (CJEU Ruling in C-132/20 Getin Noble Bank) Filipek, Paweł eng 2022-05-13 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 CJEU Court Judicial appointment judicial independence Rule of Law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In a preliminary ruling of 29 March 2022, in case C-132/20 Getin Noble Bank, the CJEU answered questions on judicial independence of judges appointed under an undemocratic regime and of judges appointed before 2018 in an allegedly flawed process. Taking a highly formalistic approach, the Court seeks to preserve judicial dialogue between itself and the national judges – at the expense of the rule of law and judicial independence.