President Karol Nawrocki had previously taken an oath from 2 of the elected judges. The another 4 made a vow on Thursday at 12:30 in the Sejm. Dariusz Szostka and Magdalena Bentkowska were joined by Krystian Markiewicz, Maciej Taborowski, Marcin Dziurda and Anna Korwin-Piotrowska. After giving written vows at the office of the Chancellery of the president of the Republic of Poland, the fresh judges went straight to the office of the Constitutional Tribunal. This procedure has not yet been carried out. The event sparked a dispute over the form of the judges' vows. There's a increasing tension between political opponents. Critics of today's ceremony mention to the text of the Act on the position of Judges of the Constitutional Tribunal, which states: “The individual elected to the position of justice of the Court makes a vow to the president of the Republic of Poland”.
The head of the Chancellery of the president of the Republic of Poland Zbigniew Bogucki's vow of judges in the Sejm called the “political chucpa” and “grotesque”. The president of the Court Bogdan Święczkowski besides assessed the present event negatively. The Minister of Justice and the lawyer General Waldemar Żurek are of a different opinion.
