Supreme Court dismisses judge's appeal, ruling KRS cannot be bound by pre-trial rules and must consider its own criteria.

The Supreme Court dismissed Judge Dorota B.-A.'s appeal against the Judicial Council's refusal to extend her tenure beyond age 65. The Court held that the specific appeal procedure against the Council's decision excludes the pre-trial review mechanisms of the Civil Procedure Code, preventing the Supreme Court from rejecting the appeal or considering new evidence. Consequently, the Council was authorized to independently establish criteria for tenure extension, including opinions from judicial self-governance bodies, without being bound by the Administrative Procedure Code's duty to consider individual requests.