nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/4b8af3339ad45dad DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260402s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/4b8af3339ad45dad doi eng 342 23 Pech, Laurent Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-1608-1285 Poland’s “Illegal Judges” - The Court of Justice’s Uneasy Twofold Solution to Address a Long-Festering Rule of Law Problem Pech, Laurent Verfassungsblog 2026-04-02 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier For the first time, the CJEU has called for a “legislative framework” to remedy the systemic problem of irregularly appointed judges in Poland’s judicial system in its judgment of 24 March 2026 in Case C-521/21. Until such time, the CJEU has ruled that neo-judges attached to ordinary courts may only be recused on a case-by-case basis. However, such an individual assessment is not required for the neo-judges appointed to courts of last resort. The CJEU’s twofold approach prioritises system stability over the individual right to effective judicial protection. CC BY-SA 4.0 CJEU Case C-521/21 EU Poland Polen Rule of Law illegal judges (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU (DE-588)4046496-9 gnd Polen Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/polands-illegal-judges/ raw object