{
  "id": 14412920,
  "title": "New Polish constitutional court judge takes oath in defiance of president",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/new-polish-constitutional-court-judge-takes-oath-in-defiance-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T08:52:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Notes from Poland",
    "slug": "notes-from-poland",
    "url": "https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/10/14/new-polish-constitutional-court-judge-takes-oath-in-defiance-of-president/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Polish president Karol Nawrocki has refused to swear in new Constitutional Tribunal judge Maciej Berek, citing a requirement that the candidate must have practiced law for at least 10 years. Berek, a former cabinet minister under President Donald Tusk, was elected by parliament to the TK in September. The Vatican Commission has backed the government's position, stating that the president must swear in the judges chosen by parliament \"without delay.\" Despite the Venice Commission's advisory opinion, the chief justice of the Constitutional Tribunal has so far prevented the new judges from taking their positions, leading prosecutors to charge officials for obstructing the process.",
  "summary": "The new judge, Maciej Berek, was recently described by Prime Minister Donald Tusk as his \"right-hand man\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}