Supreme Court dismisses disciplinary dismissal as negative prerequisite for judge promotion under Polish law.

The Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the Disciplinary Chamber's decision to deny a judge's promotion based solely on a prior disciplinary proceeding dismissal due to statute of limitations. The judge argued that since no penalty was imposed, he was not 'disciplinarily punished' under the relevant statute, while the Disciplinary Chamber contended the dismissal itself indicated a lack of impeccable character. The court ruled that a dismissal for statute of limitations does not constitute a disciplinary punishment, thereby invalidating the negative prerequisite for promotion, though it noted this did not automatically satisfy the positive requirements for advancement.