The Law and Justice party had previously attempted to oust the current head, Małgorzata Gersdorf, and her term expired in 2020.
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said that the bill "risks further undermining the already heavily challenged independence of the judiciary in Poland".
According to the court: "Everything is there: a ban on the freedom of speech by judges, the establishment of a surveillance mechanism and a drastic reduction of their right to have profiles on social networks".
[9][10] Donald Tusk, former European Council president, warned the bill might force Poland out of the EU.
[11] The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the Committee for the Defence of Democracy organized protests throughout Poland against the bill.