Małgorzata Manowska (born 22 September 1964) is a Polish academician and jurist who serves as the First President of the

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and as the Chief Justice of the State Tribunal. She is a past Dean of the National College of the Judiciary and a former Deputy Minister of Justice. She holds a

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and a

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in jurisprudence from the

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. In 2010 Manowska received her

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. She has been a lecturer at the University of Warsaw and

Lazarski University Lazarski University (Polish: Uczelnia Łazarskiego; formerly known as Ryszard Łazarski Higher School of Commerce and Law In Warsaw) is a private Polish university located in Warsaw, founded by Ryszard Łazarski in 1993. The educational offer ...

, holding associate professorship at the latter. Manowska has authored numerous publications on civil, family and labor law. Following several judicial appointments, including at the Court of Appeal in Warsaw, Manowska was nominated as the Deputy Minister of Justice, serving from 30 March to 27 November 2007. In 2016 she was selected as the Dean of the National College of the Judiciary. On 10 October 2018, President

Andrzej Duda Andrzej Sebastian Duda (; born 16 May 1972) is a Polish lawyer and politician who has served as president of Poland since 6 August 2015. Before becoming president, Andrzej Duda was a member of Polish Lower House (Sejm) from 2011 to 2014 and the ...

appointed her as a Judge of the

. She assumed the post of First President of the Supreme Court on 26 May 2020, succeeding

Małgorzata Gersdorf Małgorzata Maria Gersdorf (; born 22 November 1952) is a Polish lawyer and judge who served as the First President of the Supreme Court of Poland. She was appointed in 2014 and her six-year term ended on 30 April 2020. Biography She graduated fr ...

. She concurrently became the Chief Justice of the State Tribunal.

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