CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 31 mars 2022

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s379BC09C { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s10950C61 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:justify } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s339D85E6 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s665E407E { margin-top:66pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .s32563E28 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt } .s76CF415B { page-break-before:always; clear:both } .s23860FF7 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:center } .s75A32C27 { border-collapse:collapse } .s3695F815 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#dfdfdf } .s2EF62ED2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt } .sEECE831 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; color:#474747 } .sE8934522 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } Published on 19 April 2022   FIRST SECTION Application no. 21998/21 Małgorzata FRĄCKOWIAK-MITURA against Poland and 3 other applications (see list appended) communicated on 31 March 2022 SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE The applicants are judges who applied for a vacancy at the Słupsk Regional Court published on 5 March 2018 in the Monitor Polski – Official Gazette of the Republic of Poland. On 22 November 2018 the National Council of the Judiciary (the “NCJ”) decided not to recommend the applicants for the judicial posts (resolution no. 576/2018). The applicants appealed to the Supreme Court against the NCJ resolution. On 21 July 2020 the Chamber of Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court dismissed their appeals in one single ruling (case no. I No 50/19). The decision was notified to the applicants on 21 October 2020. The applicants complain that their cases were examined by the Chamber of Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court which was not an “independent and impartial tribunal established by law” within the meaning of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention. QUESTION TO THE PARTIES Was the Chamber of Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court which dealt with the applicants’ cases an “independent and impartial tribunal established by law” as required by Article 6 §   1 of the Convention? Reference is made to the Court’s judgments in Dolińska-Ficek and Ozimek v.   Poland , nos. 49868/19 and 57511/19, 8 November 2021, §§ 283-359 and Guðmundur Andri Ástráðsson v. Iceland [GC], no. 26374/18, 1   December 2020, §§ 205-290.   APPENDIX   No. Application no. Case name Lodged on Applicant Year of Birth Place of Residence Nationality Represented by 1. 21998/21 Frąckowiak-Mitura v. Poland 21/04/2021 Małgorzata FRĄCKOWIAK-MITURA 1971 Lębork Polish Kinga Dagmara SIADLAK 2. 22918/21 Hetnarowicz-Sikora v. Poland 20/04/2021 Joanna HETNAROWICZ-SIKORA 1978 Kobylnica Polish Kinga Dagmara SIADLAK 3. 24398/21 Odelski v. Poland 21/04/2021 Hubert ODELSKI 1971 Ustka Przewłoka Polish Kinga Dagmara SIADLAK 4. 25545/21 Zielonka v. Poland 21/04/2021 Tomasz ZIELONKA 1973 Słupsk Polish Kinga Dagmara SIADLAK