Andrzej Duda

Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as they brace for the possibility of a second Trump term.

Since going into effect in July, nearly a third of Poland's judges have been ousted. Friday's ruling orders officials to reinstate justices and raise the mandatory retirement age from 65 back to 70.

Justices, including the highest-ranking member of the court, have united in defiance of a new law that would force nearly 40 percent of the court's judges into early retirement.