Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland

Trybunał Konstytucyjny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej --- Constitutional Tribunal of the Polish Rebulic
Established	1990
Jurisdiction	Poland
Location	Warsaw
Composition method	Prime ministerial nomination with Sejm confirmation
Authorized by	Polish Constitution
Judge term length	9 years
Number of positions	15
Website	trybunal.gov.pl
President of the Tribunal
Currently	Prof. Andrzej Rzepliński
Since	3 December 2010

The seat of the Tribunal in Warsaw

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The Constitutional Tribunal (Polish: Trybunał Konstytucyjny) of the Republic of Poland is a judicial body established to resolve disputes on the constitutionality of the activities of state institutions; its main task is to supervise the compliance of statutory law with the Constitution.

The Constitutional Tribunal adjudicates on the compliance with the Constitution of legislation and international agreements (also their ratification), on disputes over the powers of central constitutional bodies, and on compliance with the Constitution of the aims and activities of political parties. It also rules on constitutional complaints.

The Constitutional Tribunal is made up of 15 judges chosen by Sejm for nine-year terms. They are fully independent. The Constitutional Tribunal constitutes one of the formal guarantees of a state grounded on the rule of law.

Three judges, appointed by the President of the Tribunal, serve as members of the National Electoral Commission (Act of 12 April 2001 on elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and to the Senate of the Republic of Poland).

Current Justices

No.	Term of office	Full name	Position
1.	since 22 July 2003	prof. Adam Jamróz
2.	since 6 November 2006	Dr Maria Gintowt-Jankowicz
3.	since 6 November 2006	Wojciech Hermeliński
4.	since 6 November 2006	Marek Kotlinowski
5.	since 2 December 2006	prof. Zbigniew Cieślak
6.	since 8 December 2006	prof. Teresa Liszcz[1]
7.	since 27 April 2007	prof. Mirosław Granat[2]
8.	since 19 December 2007	prof. Andrzej Rzepliński[3]	President of the Tribunal since 3 December 2010
9.	since 26 June 2008	prof. Stanisław Biernat	Vice-President of the Tribunal since 3 December 2010
10.	since 6 May 2010	prof. Sławomira Wronkowska-Jaśkiewicz[4]
11.	since 3 December 2010	Stanisław Rymar
12.	since 3 December 2010	prof. Piotr Tuleja
13.	since 3 December 2010	prof. Marek Zubik
14.	since 5 January 2011	prof. Małgorzata Pyziak-Szafnicka[5]
15.	since 29 May 2011	prof. Andrzej Wróbel

See also

• Judiciary
• Rule of law
• Rule According to Higher Law
• Supreme Court of Poland

References

1. ^ Sworn in as Justice on 29 December 2006
2. ^ Sworn in as Justice on 8 May 2007
3. ^ Sworn in as Justice on 14 January 2008
4. ^ Sworn in as Justice on 17 May 2010
5. ^ Sworn in as Justice on 11 January 2011

External links

• Official website (en)