Supreme Court dismissed appeal; probation period not counted as judge service for promotion under Art. 63a.

The Supreme Court dismissed Halina S.'s appeal against the National Council of the Judiciary's refusal to appoint her as a judge. She argued that her time as an assessor should count toward the fifteen-year service requirement for horizontal promotion under Article 63a of the Judges Act. The court held that 'performing service' requires formal appointment as a judge, distinguishing it from the transitional training period of an assessor, which does not constitute full judicial service.