Poland May Avert Court Chaos as Top Judge Hints at `Holiday'
- Supreme Court head, president pick same judge to lead tribunal
- EU took first step to punish Poland for overhauling judiciary
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The judge at the center of tensions over Poland’s controversial court revamp indicated she may help avert sending the legal system into immediate disarray.
Malgorzata Gersdorf, who’s refusing to accept being forced by a new law to retire Wednesday as head of the Supreme Court, said she plans to take a holiday. That could avoid an immediate row over authority atop the court system. President Andrzej Duda named his pick to lead the tribunal on Tuesday, pushing ahead with the overhaul that drew a warning shot from the European Union and triggered street protests.