An irregularity committed during the appointment of a judge is not in itself sufficient to conclude that the judge is not independent, ruled the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in a judgment handed down on Tuesday 24 March (case C-521/21).
In Poland, a party to a civil lawsuit applied to have the judge in charge of the case disqualified, arguing that the judge’s appointment was not valid because she had been recommended by the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS).
The...