Acting in the interests of the proper functioning of the administration of justice, on 1 July 2026, the First President of the Supreme Court, Zbigniew Kapiński, addressed an official letter to the Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, concerning the election of lay judges to the Supreme Court for the third term of office, from 2027 to 2030. The letter pointed out, inter alia, the need to conduct the procedure with due seriousness and full awareness of its consequences for citizens and the Supreme Court.