Constitutional Tribunal (Poland)

Constitutional Tribunal
Trybunał Konstytucyjny
Established	26 March 1982; 42 years ago (1982-03-26) – constitutional amendment establishing the Tribunal 1986 – beginning of the activity
Location	Warsaw, Poland
Composition method	Prime minister's nomination with Sejm confirmation. President and Vice President appointed by the President of Poland.
Authorized by	Constitution of the Republic of Poland
Judge term length	9 years, one term only
Number of positions	15
Language	Polish
Website	www.trybunal.gov.pl
President
Currently	Julia Przyłębska Over-Term
Since	21 December 2016[a]
Vice President
Currently	dr hab. Mariusz Muszyński
Since	5 July 2017

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The Constitutional Tribunal (Polish: Trybunał Konstytucyjny) is the constitutional court of the Republic of Poland, a judicial body established to resolve disputes on the constitutionality of the activities of state institutions; its main task is to supervise the compliance of statutory law with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland.

Its creation was a request of the Solidarity movement following its 1981 National Congress that took place a few weeks before the introduction of martial law.^[1] The Tribunal was established on 26 March 1982 and judges took office on 1 January 1986.

The tribunal's powers increased in 1989 with the transition to the capitalist Third Polish Republic and in 1997 with the establishment of a new Constitution.^[2] The Constitution mandates that its 15 members are elected by the Sejm, the lower house, for 9 years. It is the subject of an appointment crisis since 2015.

It should not be confused with the Supreme Court of Poland.

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