"The tenure of the First President of the Supreme Court is regulated in the Constitution, and therefore it cannot be disputed or changed with a legislation," said the head of the Supreme Court Małgorzata Gersdorf on Wednesday. "I've been removed from my function with a single bill," she added.
At a press conference in the Supreme Court, judge Gersdorf also commented on naming judge Józef Iwulski as acting president of the Court during her absence. "This is a normal procedure. When the First President cannot fulfil his or her duties, he or she designates an acting replacement for the period of absence. Usually in such cases, a head of one of the Chambers gets picked."
"Judge Iwulski has agreed to fill in for me. The responsibilty is quite a burden at the moment, and so I would like to express my gratitude to him for taking up the task," said judge Gersdorf.
"I'm not a deputy, and even more so, not a successor of the First President of the Supreme Court, Małgorzata Gersdorf. I'm only filling in for her while she's absent," announced the Chairman of Labour and Social Insurance Chambers of the Supreme Court, judge Józef Iwulski.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24, PAP