The functioning of the Polish judicial system is rated as bad by half (51%) of those asked, and one person in eight (12%) says that it is very bad. Just over a third of respondents (36%) expressed a positive opinion on this, with only a very few (2%) thinking that the judiciary works very well. It is worth noting, however, that when compared to the previous poll, there has been an improvement in how the work of the Polish judicial system is perceived. The number of respondents who are satisfied with this work has increased (from 28% to 36%), alongside a drop in those making a negative judgement (from 61% to 51%). Even so, current assessments of the judicial system are worse than those in 2007, when positive opinions slightly exceeded negative ones.

When respondents indicated what were, in their opinion, the three most important problems of the judiciary, in first place was the lengthiness of court cases (48%). Other negative aspects of the functioning of Polish courts were identified as: overly complicated procedures (33%), corruption among judges (30%) and sentencing too lenient for the crimes committed (23%).

More on this subject in the CBOS report.