Six judges have been nominated as candidates for the First President of the Supreme Court in Poland, with the final decision on which names will be presented to the president expected on Friday.

A meeting of the General Assembly of Supreme Court Judges failed to elect candidates for the new First President of the Supreme Court due to a lack of quorum, with a new date set for the election.

A Polish article discusses the argumentation of judges who announced a boycott of elections to select candidates for the First President of the Supreme Court, comparing their reasoning to a character from a famous novel.

The First President of the Supreme Court of Poland, Małgorzata Manowska, has asked the full composition of the Supreme Court to rule on whether the appointment of a judge through a procedure deemed flawed results in their exclusion from adjudication.

The second attempt to elect a new first president of the Supreme Court in Poland failed due to a lack of quorum, with old judges continuing to boycott the elections. Another attempt is scheduled for Thursday.