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Supreme Court of Poland

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Reviewed· 2026-08-02Warsaw

Hears cassation appeals and adopts resolutions that resolve divergences in case law. Its Chamber of Professional Responsibility replaced the Disciplinary Chamber that the CJEU ordered suspended in 2021, and the status of its Chamber of Extraordinary Review remains contested.

How the court is constituted

Tier
supreme
Court type
Court of cassation
Jurisdiction
Poland — cassation in civil, criminal, labour and disciplinary matters
Seat
Warsaw
Composition
Judges sitting in four chambers, headed by a First President appointed for six years.
Languages
Polish

Where an appeal goes next

None; constitutional complaint to the Constitutional Tribunal remains possible.

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