State Tribunal (Poland)

The State Tribunal (Polish: Trybunał Stanu [trɘˈbu.naw ˈsta.nu] ⓘ) of the Republic of Poland is a judicial body that rules on the constitutional liability of people holding the highest offices of state.

[1] In Poland, referral to the State Tribunal is used instead of the process of impeachment, which is traditionally used in some other nations as a way of addressing similar allegations against persons holding analogous offices.

The State Tribunal is empowered to rule for the removal of individuals from public office, to impose injunctions on individuals against their appointment to senior offices, to revoke an individual's right to vote and to stand for election, to withdraw previously awarded medals, distinctions and titles of honour, and in criminal cases to impose penalties stipulated in the criminal code.

The composition of the State Tribunal is established at the first sitting of each new Sejm and is binding for its term (with the exception that the head of the office is Chief Justice, appointed by President for a six-year term).

Alternate members: Stanisław Pawela, Stefan Rutkowski, Adolf Sobieraj, Stanisław Stolz, Bolesław Wójtowicz Alternate members: Henryk Kostrzewa, Adolf Sobieraj, Stanisław Stolz, Tadeusz Woźniczka, Maria Zakrzewska Alternate members: Kazimierz Barczyk, Janina Łęgowska, Piotr Winczorek, Wiesław Zabłocki, Jerzy Zaniemojski Alternate members: Krzysztof Góźdź-Roszkowski, Edward Loryś, Stanisław Michalkiewicz, Emilia Pogonowska-Jucha, Wiesław Zabłocki Alternate members: Halina Bortnowska, Krzysztof Czeszejko-Sochacki, Wojciech Geyer, Jan Kaczmarek, Edmund Kozłowski