National Council of the Judiciary, constitutional body in Warsaw, Poland

The National Council of the Judiciary (Krajowa Rada Sądownictwa) is a constitutional body of 25 members: 15 judges, four deputies, two senators, the Minister of Justice, a presidential representative, and the heads of the Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court. It nominates judges to the President and reviews ethical complaints. It is not a court.

The body was established in 1989 during Poland's transition to democracy to protect judicial independence from political pressure. It was created as a constitutional institution to shield courts from outside interference.

The Council's 25 seats are held by judges, MPs, senators and ministers, with 17 judges forming the majority. Its name is often shortened to KRS, and the body formed in April 2018 under the 2017 law is called neo-KRS in public debate, its members neosędziowie. On 28 October 2021 the ENCJ excluded it.

The building is located in downtown Warsaw and accessible by public transportation. Check opening hours and visitor access requirements before planning a visit, as this is a working government office.

The 15 judge members are chosen by the Sejm from a single list drawn up by a parliamentary committee, not by fellow judges; a three-fifths majority is needed first, then a simple majority. The Council formed this way in April 2018 is called neo-KRS, and in October 2021 it was excluded from the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary.